San Antonio College Library

Argues that the constitutional arrangements that prevailed in the United States from the 1930s to the 1990s have ended. We are now in a new constitutional order--one characterized by divided government, ideologically organized parties, and subdued constitutional ambition. Presents evidence that our current regime's animating principle is not the old belief that government cannot solve any problems but rather that government cannot solve any more problems....

"Defines and summarizes the history of more than three hundred basic constitutional concepts and frequently used terms from 'absolute majority' to 'yeas and nays.' Definitions are supplemented with excerpts from actual constitutions and profiles of fifty personalities ... who have influenced constitutions throughout the world."--Jacket.

"Landmark cases that shaped the Constitution."--Jacket subtitle. Includes the full text of the Constitution.

Examines the political theories of James Madison, describes the forces that shaped the Constitution, and looks at Madison's role in forming a new government.

Examines the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of civil liberties and the freedom of the people.

A collection of essays by leading politicians, journalists, and academics that show how the Electoral College is embedded in the fabric of our constitutional system and cannot easily be changed without disturbing the whole framework.

More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. In this book, the story...

The distinguised constitutional expert reviews key issues and factors pertaining to the evolution of the dominant Presidency and to the consequences for the United States' constitutional government.

American constitutionalism rests on premises of popular sovereignty, but serious questions remain about how the "people" and their rights and powers fit into the constitutional design. In a book that will radically reorient thinking about the Constitution and its place in the polity, Wayne Moore moves away from an exclusive focus on courts and judges and considers the following queries: Who is included among the people? How are the people politically...