Keeping faith with the Constitution / Goodwin Liu, Pamela S. Karlan, Christopher H. Schroeder.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Inalienable rights seriesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxi, 248 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780199738779 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0199738777 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF 4550 .Z9 L578 2010
Contents:
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.
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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.

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