|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910462529503321 |
|
|
Autore |
Faber Michael J. <1980-> |
|
|
Titolo |
Our Federalist constitution [[electronic resource] ] : the founders' expectations and contemporary American government / / Michael J. Faber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (304 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Law and society: recent scholarship |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Constitutional history - United States |
Constitutional law - United States |
Federal government - United States |
Electronic books. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
CONTENTS; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: The Founding and Contemporary Institutions; Chapter 2: Representation and the House; Chapter 3: Stability and the Senate; Chapter 4: Leadership and the Presidency; Chapter 5: Judicial Review and the Supreme Court; Chapter 6: Federalism and Consolidation; Chapter 7: Conclusion; References; Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
The debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution has much to tell us about American politics. Using predictions made by Federalists and Anti-Federalists during that debate, Faber examines contemporary American politics. The Federalists explained how the various branches of government would work together to govern while preventing tyranny; the Anti-Federalists told us how things would fall apart and why. Through a careful examination of the two houses of Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court, Faber evaluates the state of each in light of the predictions of the founde |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|