While the Constitution is the cornerstone of American government, some who are most familiar with the document find it lacking. This unique volume brings together many of the country's most esteemed constitutional commentators and challenges them to select the stupidest provision of the Constitution--then to surmise possible results if different ......
In many parts of the world, constitutions are being written and rewritten, with a great many possibilities being explored, and much that matters deeply to millions of people hangs on the results. Here major scholars address some of the most pressing questions about political order.
An analysis of the commingling of the therapeutic and political cultures in America. Nolan (anthropology and sociology, Williams College) supplies his background by looking at trends such as the emotivist ethic, the pathologization of human behavior, the rise of a new priestly class, and the legiti
The United States has always been profoundly conflicted about the role and utility of its government. Simmering just beneath the surface of heated public discussions over the appropriate scope and size of government are foundational questions about the very purpose of the state, and the basis of its authority. America's changing and diversifying ......
This collection of papers addresses the issues of regional constitutional change, regional autonomy, regional planning and policy. With the use of experience from Europe and North America, the forms of federalism and networking which are appropriate to regional economic and constitutional autonomy, the evolving ideas associated with regional ......
A collection of data presenting historical and statistical information on all important aspects of the US Supreme Court. It covers its history, development as an institution, the justices' backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations, and the Court's relationship with the public.
Includes the Supreme Court decisions. This title provides an overview of the judiciary in general and the Supreme Court in particular. It combines theory and practice of the judicial process with civil rights and liberties.
Papers from the September 1993 meeting of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, held in Washington, DC, address questions pertaining to the creation and maintenance of political order, and explore the range of viable possibilities for political order. They consider issues such as
Based on the premiss that the US, in the past two decades, has been in the midst of an economic-social-cultural transformation in which the middle class has paid a heavy price, this volume envisions a drastic "Jeffersonian" revolution. It proposes a fundamental shift toward economic nationalism and the basic political reconstruction that will ......
ISBN-13: 9781566430364
(Hardback)
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS Imprint: CHATHAM HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC.,U.S.
