Sources in American constitutional history / edited by Michael Les Benedict.

Author/creator Benedict, Michael Les compiler.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Descriptionxiv, 415 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents English origins of American constitutionalism -- Colonial origins of American constitutionalism -- The American revolution -- Establishing new state and federal constitutions -- Constitutional issues in the early republic -- Judicial review, nationalism, and state sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and state rights -- Slavery and the constitution -- The constitution and the civil war -- Reconstruction and the constitution -- The industrial state, laissez-faire constitutionalism, and state rights -- The progressive era -- Conservative constitutionalism in the 1920s -- The New Deal and the constitution -- Liberal constitutionalism foundations -- Liberal constitutionalism and equality -- Curbing presidential power -- The revival of constitutional conservatism -- The Supreme Court and conservative constitutionalism civil liberties -- The erosion of constitutional comity -- The conservative court, the constitution, and judicial supremacy -- Presidentialism and the security state -- Constitution war.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formSources.
LCCN 2017026256
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