02792nam 2200601 a 450 991077813150332120230828231441.00-8147-8900-51-4294-8613-910.18574/nyu/9780814789001(CKB)1000000000476575(EBL)866051(OCoLC)779828385(SSID)ssj0000147385(PQKBManifestationID)11150461(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147385(PQKBWorkID)10016229(PQKB)11445861(MiAaPQ)EBC866051(OCoLC)169954556(MdBmJHUP)muse10259(Au-PeEL)EBL866051(CaPaEBR)ebr10170569(DE-B1597)548654(DE-B1597)9780814789001(EXLCZ)99100000000047657520060414d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEnforcing equality[electronic resource] Congress, the Constitution, and the protection of individual rights /Rebecca E. ZietlowNew York New York University Pressc20061 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-9707-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index.Congress and rights before the civil war -- Belonging, protection and equality : the Reconstruction Congress -- Belonging and social citizenship : the New Deal and the Wagner Act -- To secure these rights : the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- The new parity debate -- Rights of belonging and popular constitutionalism -- Considering rights of belonging, moral values, and community.In Enforcing Equality , Rebecca E. Zietlow assesses Congress's historical role in interpreting the Constitution and protecting the individual rights of citizens, provocatively challenging conventional wisdom that courts, not legislatures, are best suited for this role. Specifically focusing on what she calls "rights of belonging"-a set of positive entitlements that are necessary to ensure inclusion, participation, and equal membership in diverse communities-Zietlow examines three historical eras: Reconstruction, the New Deal era, and Civil Rights era of the 1960's. She reveals that in these keyEquality before the lawUnited StatesCivil rightsUnited StatesEquality before the lawCivil rights342.7308/5Zietlow Rebecca E1570250MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778131503321Enforcing equality3843741UNINA