Michael Les Benedict

The Blessings of Liberty (eBook, PDF)

A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. constitutional history, encompassing key Supreme Court and lower-court cases. The volume begins by discussing the English and colonial origins of American constitutionalism. Following an analysis of the American Revolution's meaning to constitutional history, the text traces the Constitution's evolution from the Early Republic to the present day. This fourth edition is updated to include the 2016 election, the Trump administration, the 2020 election, and the first activities of the Biden administration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 660
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765178249
• Artikelnr.: 74844483

Autorenporträt

Michael Les Benedict is a prominent American historian who taught at Ohio State University from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction:The American Constitution and American Constitutional
History 1.English Origins of American Constitutionalism 2.Colonial Origins
of American Constitutionalism 3.The American Revolution 4.Establishing New
State and Federal Constitutions 5.Constitutional Issues in the Early
Republic 6.Judicial Review, Nationalism, and State Sovereignty 7.Andrew
Jackson, Democracy, and "State Rights" 8.Slavery and the Constitution 9.The
Constitution and the Civil War 10.Reconstruction and the Constitution
11.The Industrial State, Victorian Moralism, Laissez-Faire
Constitutionalism, and State Rights 12.The Progressive Era 13.Liberal
versus Conservative Constitutionalism in the 1920s 14.The New Deal and the
Constitution 15.Liberal Constitutionalism 16.Liberal Constitutionalism and
Equality 17.Curbing Presidential Power 18.The Revival of Conservative
Constitutionalism 19.The Supreme Court and Conservative Constitutionalism
20.The Erosion of Constitutional Comity 21.The Conservative Court, the
Constitution and Judicial Supremacy 22.Presidentialism and the Security
State 23.Constitution Wars Appendix A Articles of Confederation Appendix B
Constitution of the United States Appendix C Justices of the United States
Supreme Court Appendix D Tables of Cases Index