| Description |
xi, 244 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Landmarks of contemporary political thought
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Landmarks of contemporary political thought.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Ancients and moderns : the emergence of modern constitutionalism -- The illegitimacy of appeals to natural law in constitutional interpretation -- Preserving a living constitution -- Demise of the constitution -- Solving the problem of democracy -- Constitutionalism and multiculturalism -- States' rights and the union -- Talkers -- Why a vice president -- Two-and-a-half cheers for the Electoral College -- Civil not natural rights -- Flag-burning & other modes of expression -- Blue movies -- Hail, New Columbia -- Teaching patriotism -- Religion and the death penalty -- Under God -- What does the constitution expect of Jews -- The assault on the universities : then and now -- Trashing Bourgeois America -- Remembering Frieda Lawrence -- Remembering Herbert Storing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index. |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- United States.
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Constitutional law. |
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United States. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
| ISBN |
0844742392 |
| Standard No. |
9780844742397 |
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