Liu, Goodwin.

Keeping faith with the Constitution / Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, Christopher H. Schroeder. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxi, 248 p. ; 22 cm. - Inalienable rights series . - Inalienable rights series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-237) and index.

The Constitution's vision and values -- Judicial interpretation of the Constitution -- Equality -- Freedom of speech -- Promoting the general welfare -- Separation of powers -- Democracy -- Criminal justice -- Liberty -- Progress and possibilities.

Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution 'requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated.' This work argues that to preserve the meaning & authority of the document it must be shaped by evolving precedent, historical experience, practical consequence & societal change.

9780199738779 (cloth : alk. paper) 0199738777 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009047949

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015565958 Uk


Constitutional law--United States.
Constitutional law.


United States.

KF 4550 .Z9 L578 2010