"A great power of attorney" : understanding the fiduciary constitution /

"What kind of document is the United States Constitution and how does that characterization affect its meaning? Those questions are seemingly foundational for the entire enterprise of constitutional theory, but they are strangely under-examined. [The authors] propose that the Constitution, for...

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Main Author: Lawson, Gary, 1958-
Other Authors: Seidman, Guy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017
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Table of Contents:
  • What the Constitution is, and why it matters
  • The fiduciary background of the founding era
  • Fiduciary government
  • Categorizing the Constitution
  • Incidental powers
  • The duty of personal exercise of delegated power
  • Duties of care and loyalty
  • Impartiality