The United States Constitution : one document, many choices /
"The U.S. Constitution: One Document, Many Choices is designed to provide an understanding of the document both by explaining its origins in Western political thought and by describing the institutions it created. It further compares these institutions to possible alternatives (e.g., how Congre...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "The U.S. Constitution: One Document, Many Choices is designed to provide an understanding of the document both by explaining its origins in Western political thought and by describing the institutions it created. It further compares these institutions to possible alternatives (e.g., how Congress differs from a Parliament, the President differs from a monarch, and the Supreme Court differs from a bevy of Platonic Guardians). The text explains that institutions within the national government and the division of powers between the nation and the states were designed, like limits of governmental power in the Bill of Rights and other amendments, to protect liberty. The volume is particularly suitable for students who are examining the Constitution for the first time, and it focused only on key Supreme Court decisions that have interpreted the Document."-- "This book explains the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137513502 1137513500 9781349702848 1349702846 9781137513519 1137513519 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
