Keeping Faith With The Constitution
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Keeping Faith With The Constitution
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Author : Goodwin Liu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-05
Keeping Faith With The Constitution written by Goodwin Liu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-05 with Political Science categories.
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
The Idea That Is America
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Author : Anne-Marie Slaughter
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-08-02
The Idea That Is America written by Anne-Marie Slaughter and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with History categories.
The Washington Post Book World named The Idea That This is America one of the best books of 2007 When Army Captain Ian Fishback decided to blow the whistle on prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan, he posed the central question facing America in the new century: "Will we confront danger in order to preserve our ideals, or will courage and commitment to individual rights wither at the prospect of sacrifice? . . . I would rather die fighting than give up even the smallest part of the idea that is 'America.' "But what is this idea? George W. Bush waged war in Iraq in the name of American values -- liberty and democracy. His critics in the United States and around the world also use the language of values, and attack him for deceiving a nation to wage an unjust war. What are the values that America truly stands for? In The Idea That Is America, a preeminent foreign policy scholar eloquently reminds us of the essential principles on which our nation was established: liberty, democracy, equality, tolerance, faith, justice, and humility. Our ongoing struggle to live up to America's great promise matters not only to us, but also to the billions of men and women everywhere who look to the United States to lead, protect, and inspire the world. In The Idea That Is America, Anne-Marie Slaughter shows us the way forward.
Keeping The Faith
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Author : John E. Semonche
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Keeping The Faith written by John E. Semonche and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with History categories.
This ambitious and accessible history of the nation's highest court contains information important for every American to know.
Keeping Faith In Practice
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Author : James Sweeney
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2013-02-12
Keeping Faith In Practice written by James Sweeney and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-12 with Religion categories.
Keeping Faith in Practice is an addition to SCM's growing Practical and Pastoral Theology list. Most books in this field are written by authors from various Protestant backgrounds. Catholic teachers in this field are frequently asked by colleagues for suggestions of Catholic resources, and find themselves at a loss. The central subject of this book is an exploration of how theology engages with the dimension of practice in the life of the Church and contemporary society and culture. The book covers the main focal points of a Catholic view of pastoral/practical theology - its foundations and different fields.
Constitutional Faith
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Author : Sanford Levinson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-09-11
Constitutional Faith written by Sanford Levinson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-11 with History categories.
"The book is intended to make clearer the ambiguities of "constitutional faith," i.e. wholehearted attachment to the Constitution as the center of one's (and ultimately the nation's) political life."--The introduction.
Christianity And The Constitution
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Author : John Eidsmoe
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 1995-08-01
Christianity And The Constitution written by John Eidsmoe and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-01 with Religion categories.
Using the writings of the founders and records of their conversations and activities, John Eidsmoe demonstrates the influence of Christianity on the political convictions of the founding fathers.
Constitutional Redemption
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Author : J. M. Balkin
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-09
Constitutional Redemption written by J. M. Balkin and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-09 with History categories.
Political constitutions are compromises with injustice. What makes the U.S. Constitution legitimate is Americans’ faith that the constitutional system can be made “a more perfect union.” Balkin argues that the American constitutional project is based in hope and a narrative of shared redemption, and its destiny is still over the horizon.
The Antebellum Origins Of The Modern Constitution
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Author : Simon J. Gilhooley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29
The Antebellum Origins Of The Modern Constitution written by Simon J. Gilhooley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Law categories.
Locates the origins of the modern sense of a Founder's Constitution in Antebellum debates over slavery in the nation's capital.
Living Constitution Dying Faith
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Author : Bradley C. S. Watson
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2020-11-17
Living Constitution Dying Faith written by Bradley C. S. Watson and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-17 with Political Science categories.
A “living” constitution. Runaway courts. Legislating from the bench. These phrases come up a lot in the national political debate. They raise the ire of many Americans. But where did the ideas come from? Why do courts play a role so alien to the one the American Founders outlined? And how did unelected judges gain so much power in our democratic republic? Political scientist and legal philosopher Bradley C. S. Watson provides the answers in this important book. To understand why courts today rule the way they do, Watson shows, you must go back more than a century. You’ll find the philosophical and historical roots of judicial activism in the late nineteenth century. Watson traces a line from social Darwinism and pragmatism, through the rise of Progressivism, to our situation today. Living Constitution, Dying Faith reveals a radical transformation of American political thought. This ebook features a new introduction examining the latest developments—which only highlight the prescience of Watson’s arguments.
Nominations Hearing Of U S Circuit And U S District Judges
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Nominations Hearing Of U S Circuit And U S District Judges written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Law categories.