J. Vile

Gebundenes Buch

The United States Constitution

One Document, Many Choices

Beschreibung

This book examines the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty.

Autor

John R. Vile is Professor of Political Science and Honors Dean at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author, editor, and contributor to numerous books on the United States Constitution, the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Constitutional amending process, Supreme Court decisions, and civil rights and liberties.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-51349-6
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 203
• Altersempfehlung: 12 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781137513496
• ISBN-10: 1137513497
• Artikelnr.: 42374337

Rezensionen

Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2016

"The book is organized around each article of the Constitution, describing the powers of Congress, the president, and the judiciary, as well as how federalism was supposed to work and how amendments were to occur. ... Excellent for collections on American law and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels." (D. Schultz, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)