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The United States Constitution and citizens' rights : the interpretation and mis-interpretation of the American contract for governance

Title
The United States Constitution and citizens' rights : the interpretation and mis-interpretation of the American contract for governance / by Roland Adickes.
Author
Adickes, Roland, 1930-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2001.

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Description
vii, 166 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  • "As a result of the historic presidential election of 2000, Americans are taking a fresh look at their United States Constitution. In a day when American politics has become a spectator sport often viewed with a cynical eye, The United States Constitution and Citizens' Rights reminds us that our freedom entails a civic responsibility to preserve the legal document that gives us that freedom." "As a contract to which all citizens are parties, the Constitution must be protected from interpretations that unreasonably go beyond the original intent of its Framers. Decisions that extend federal government powers beyond reasonable limits remain topics of contention."
  • "In this work, Roland Adickes examines instances where Congress and the Supreme Court have extended themselves beyond the Framers' original intent. An analysis of the civic responsibility of the American people toward their Constitution is included."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Constitutional law > United States
  • Constitutional amendments > United States
  • Constituent power > United States
  • Constituent power
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Constitutional law
  • Droit constitutionnel > États-Unis
  • Révision constitutionnelle > États-Unis
  • Pouvoir constituant > États-Unis
  • United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Introduction: What's the Problem? -- The Expansion of the Powers of Congress -- The Expansion of the Judicial Power -- Education -- Housing -- Americans with Disabilities -- Air -- Water -- Endangered Species -- The Arts -- Prisons -- What Can and Should We Do?
ISBN
  • 0786409290
  • 9780786409297
LCCN
2001018058
OCLC
  • ocm45700099
  • 45700099
  • SCSB-1209242
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library