
The Constitution
Understanding America's Founding Document
Michael S. Greve(Author)
AEI Press
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-0-8447-7258-5 (ISBN)
Description
For well over two centuries, the United States Constitution has served as a charter for a free, democratic government and for a country that has risen from a dicey political experiment to an economic and political superpower. In the history of the world, there is nothing like it. In The Constitution: Understanding America's Founding Document, Michael S. Greve explains how to think seriously about the United States Constitution and constitutions in general. What are constitutions supposed to do, and what can they accomplish? Why was the specific form of the Constitution-including both its structure and its rights catalogue-so important? Why is the Constitution so difficult to amend? Greve provides a fresh perspective on the Constitution's structure and our enduring constitutional controversies, from federalism and the separation of powers to slavery, civil rights, and the administrative state.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 163 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8447-7258-5 (9780844772585)
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Michael S. Greve is a professor at George Mason University School of Law. From 2000 to August 2012, he was the John G. Searle Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he remains a visiting scholar. Before coming to AEI, Greve cofounded and, from 1989 to 2000, directed the Center for Individual Rights, a public interest law firm. Currently, he also chairs the board of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and is a frequent contributor to the Liberty Law Blog.
Content
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Constitutional Politics 3. Constitutional Principles and Structure 4. Competition 5. Federalism 6. Constitutional Rights and Structure 7. Judicial Review 8. Slavery and the Second Founding 9. The Administrative State 10. Constitutional Change and Fidelity 11. Conclusion: Constitutionalism In Our Time