The religion clauses of the First Amendment [[electronic resource] ] : guarantees of states' rights? / / Ellis M. West
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| Autore: |
West Ellis McKinney <1936->
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| Titolo: |
The religion clauses of the First Amendment [[electronic resource] ] : guarantees of states' rights? / / Ellis M. West
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 342.7303 |
| Soggetto topico: | Church and state - United States |
| Freedom of religion - United States | |
| States' rights (American politics) | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Clarification of the Issue; 3 A Critical Analysis of the Federalist Interpretation; 4 The Ratification Debate and Proposed Religion Clauses; 5 The Drafting of the Religion Clauses; 6 Were the Framers Hopelessly Divided over the Issue of Government and Religion?; 7 The Early American Understanding of the Religion Clauses; 8 The Federalist Interpretation of the Religion Clauses: A Concluding Assessment; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Were the religion clauses of the First Amendment intended to protect individuals' right to religious freedom and equality or the states' traditional right to legislate on religion? This book examines all the arguments and historical evidence relating to this question, and demonstrates, contrary to the views of some scholars and Supreme Court justices, that the clauses were sought, drafted, and originally understood not as guarantees of states' rights but as normative restraints on the national government's power over religion. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The religion clauses of the First Amendment |
| ISBN: | 1-283-59945-7 |
| 9786613911902 | |
| 0-7391-4679-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785770703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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