1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451596603321

Autore

Anastaplo George <1925->

Titolo

Reflections on constitutional law [[electronic resource] /] / George Anastaplo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2006

ISBN

0-8131-3729-2

1-283-23259-6

9786613232595

0-8131-7134-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Disciplina

342.73

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States

Constitutional history - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

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

An introduction to constitutionalism -- Magna Carta (1215) -- The Declaration of Independence (1776) -- The Articles of Confederation (1776-1789) ; the Northwest Ordinance (1787) -- Emergence of the constitution (1786-1791) -- Marbury v. Madison (1803) -- Swift v. Tyson (1842) ; Erie Railroad Company v. Tompkins (1938) -- Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) ; M'culloch v. Maryland (1819) -- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) -- Burdens on interstate commerce (1905-1981) -- Missouri v. Holland (1920) ; Wickard v. Filburn (1942) -- The presidency and the constitution -- A government of enumerated powers? -- Realism and the study of constitutional law -- The challenges of skepticism for the constitutionalist -- Constitutionalism and the common law : the Erie problem reconsidered -- The Confederate Constitution (1861-1865) -- The Japanese relocation cases (1943,1944) -- Calder v. Bull (1798) ; Barron v. Baltimore (1833) -- Corfield v. Coryell (1823) and the privileges and immunities puzzles -- The slaughter-house cases (1872) : a false start? -- The civil rights cases (1883) ; Plessey v. Ferguson (1896) : more false starts? -- Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955) --



Affirmative action and the Fourteenth Amendment -- San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973) -- Whose votes count for what--and when?

Sommario/riassunto

In a trend that disturbs nationally known constitutional scholar George Anastaplo, law schools now place very little emphasis on the study of the United States Constitution as a document. Today, many constitutional law professors spend less than a week teaching the history, philosophical tenets, and legal origins of the Constitution itself and more time on Supreme Court cases. In Reflections on Constitutional Law, Anastaplo emphasizes the continuing significance and importance of the Constitution by examining the most important influences on the American constitutional system, including the

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828283003321

Titolo

Hispanic-serving institutions in American higher education : their origin, and present and future challenges / / edited by Jesse Perez Mendez [and three others] ; foreword by Frank Hernandez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Virginia : , : Stylus, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62036-145-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

378.1982968073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher)

Hispanic American college students

Universities and colleges - United States - Administration

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

An overview of hispanic-serving institutions (HSIS) : legislation policy formation between 1979 and 1992 / Patrick Valdez -- Balancing teaching, research, and service at Hispanic serving institutions / Jesse Perez Mendez, Fred Bonner II, Robert Palmer, and Josephine Mendez-



Negrete -- Faculty governance at Hispanic serving institutions through the lens of critical race theory / Maria C. Ledesma and Rebeca Burciaga -- The role of student affairs at Hispanic serving institutions and their impact on supporting student success / Vasti Torres -- Bridging academic and student affairs : working together to craftp pathways that advance Latinos and Latinas in higher education / Leslie Gonzales and Edna Martinez -- Ventajas/assets y conocimientos/knowledge : leveraging Latino assets to foster student success / Laura I Rendón, Amaury Nora, and Vijay Kanagala -- Researching white student experiences at Hispanic-serving institutions : a troubling matter of interest convergence / Michelle M. Espino -- Impact of non-cognitive behaviors on student engagement for Latino male students attending a designated 2-year HSI / J. Luke Wood and Renzo Lara -- The World AIDS day : a case study of how one Hispanic serving institution's inclusive practices supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student / Gilbert Valadez -- Engaging the Latino community : enhancing HSIS' Latino donor base / Noah Drenzer and Rebecca Villarreal.