American Government 3e
American Government 3e

Author: Glen Krutz

Publisher:

Published: 2023-05-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781738998470

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Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.

Equal Citizenship, Civil Rights, and the Constitution
Equal Citizenship, Civil Rights, and the Constitution

Author: Christopher Green

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1317539397

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The Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is arguably the most historically important clause of the most significant part of the US Constitution. Designed to be a central guarantor of civil rights and civil liberties following Reconstruction, this clause could have been at the center of most of the country's constitutional controversies, not only during Reconstruction, but in the modern period as well; yet for a variety of historical reasons, including precedent-setting narrow interpretations, the Privileges or Immunities Clause has been cast aside by the Supreme Court. This book investigates the Clause in a textualist-originalist manner, an approach increasingly popular among both academics and judges, to examine the meanings actually expressed by the text in its original context. Arguing for a revival of the Privileges or Immunities Clause, author Christopher Green lays the groundwork for assessing the originalist credentials of such areas of law as school segregation, state action, sex discrimination, incorporation of the Bill of Rights against states, the relationship between tradition and policy analysis in assessing fundamental rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment rights of corporations and aliens. Thoroughly argued and historically well-researched, this book demonstrates that the Privileges or Immunities Clause protects liberty and equality, and it will be of interest to legal academics, American legal historians, and anyone interested in American constitutional history.

Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869
Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869

Author: Earl M. Maltz

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Through a close analysis of legislative proceedings and of the precise language used, Maltz builds a strong case that Congressional actions on civil rights, including statutes such as the Freedman's Bureau Bill, the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as well as the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments of the early Reconstruction era generally reflected the ideology and intentions of the more conservative Republicans. These "moderates" advocated limited absolute equality rather than total racial equality and opposed the undue federal regulation of private and state actions.

Terrorism and the Constitution
Terrorism and the Constitution

Author: David Cole

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1458788199

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Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld. A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post-9/11 abuses, implementation of the PATRIOT ACT, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.

Terrorism and the Constitution
Terrorism and the Constitution

Author: David Cole

Publisher: The New Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1565849396

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Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld. A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post-9/11 abuses, implementation of the Patriot Act, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.

Individual Rights and Liberties Under the U.S. Constitution
Individual Rights and Liberties Under the U.S. Constitution

Author: Ioannis G. Dimitrakopoulos

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1141

ISBN-13: 9004157913

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"Individual Rights and Liberties Under the U.S. Constitution" offers an insightful and detailed summarization of the U.S. Supreme Court's case law to both American and European scholars and students alike.

The Government's Speech and the Constitution
The Government's Speech and the Constitution

Author: Helen Norton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1108417728

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Identifies and explains the constitutional problems triggered by the government's speech, and proposes a new framework for thinking about them.

How Rights Went Wrong
How Rights Went Wrong

Author: Jamal Greene

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1328518116

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An eminent constitutional scholar reveals how our approach to rights is dividing America, and shows how we can build a better system of justice.

The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction
The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Martin Loughlin

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0191642649

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The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state - from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing relations with the European Union caused? These are some of the questions that Martin Loughlin addresses in this Very Short Introduction. As a constitution, it is one that has grown organically in response to changes in the economic, political, and social environment, and which is not contained in a single authoritative text. By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution, and placing it in the context of others, Loughlin considers how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained, what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world, looking at what the future prospects for the British constitution are. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.