The Constitution of the United States of America : a contextual analysis /
"This is the second edition of Professor Tushnet's short critical introduction to the history and current meaning of the United States' Constitution. It is organised around two themes: first, the U.S. Constitution is old, short, and difficult to amend. Second, the Constitution creates...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Hart Publishing,
2015
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| Edition: | Second edition |
| Series: | Constitutional systems of the world
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| Summary: | "This is the second edition of Professor Tushnet's short critical introduction to the history and current meaning of the United States' Constitution. It is organised around two themes: first, the U.S. Constitution is old, short, and difficult to amend. Second, the Constitution creates a structure of political opportunities that allows political actors, including political parties, to pursue the preferred policy goals even to the point of altering the very structure of politics. Deploying these themes to examine the structure of the national government, federalism, judicial review, and individual rights, the book provides basic information about, and deeper insights into, the way the US constitutional system has developed and what it means today"--Unedited summary from book cover |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 282 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781849466042 1849466041 |