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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Main Author: Tushnet, Mark V., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Hart Publishing, 2015
Edition:Second edition
Series:Constitutional systems of the world
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Table of Contents:
  • An overview of the history of the US Constitution
  • The constitutional politics of the legislative branch
  • The constitutional politics of the executive branch
  • The constitutional politics of the judicial branch
  • Federalism and the reach of national power
  • The substance of individual rights under the Constitution
  • The processes of constitutional change