American Constitutional History A Brief Introduction

Jack Fruchtman 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2016년 02월 25일 출간

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American Constitutional History presents a concise introduction to the constitutional developments that have taken place over the past 225 years, treating trends from history, law, and political science. Presents readers with a brief and accessible introduction to more than two centuries of U.S. constitutional history Explores constitutional history chronologically, breaking U.S. history into five distinct periods Reveals the full sweep of constitutional changes through a focus on issues relating to economic developments, civil rights and civil liberties, and executive power Reflects the evolution of constitutional changes all the way up to the conclusion of the June 2015 Supreme Court term

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Acknowledgments xi Prologue xiii Structure of the Book xvii Part 1 The New Republic, 1781 1828 1 John Locke, Deism, and Religious Liberty 5 1 Ideological Origins of the New Republic 9 The Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention 10 Ratification and the Bill of Rights 21 2 Representative and Constitutional Democracy 28 Judicial Review, Judicial Duty 31 Economic Policy in the New Republic 35 3 Nationalization of the Constitution and Executive Power 45 Part 2 The Slave Republic, 1789 1877 53 Constitutional Amendments 56 4 Commerce, Nullification, and Slavery 59 Other Economic Rulings 60 The Nullification Controversy 62 Dred Scott 65 5 Civil War and Reconstruction 70 Lincoln and War 71 Reconstruction 78 6 Rights and Privileges 84 Privileges and Immunities 86 Women's Rights 89 Persecution of Newly Freed Slaves 91 Part 3 The Free Market Republic, 1877 1937 95 Constitutional Amendments 96 7 The Development of Substantive Due Process 99 Procedural Due Process 100 Substantive Due Process 101 Restraint of Trade in the Free Market Era 105 Liberty of Contract 107 Regulating Industry 111 The Great Depression 113 8 Civil Rights After Reconstruction 115 Equality and African-Americans 115 Parents and Educational Rights 123 The Right to be Let Alone 125 9 The Re-emergence of Executive Power 126 Leadership and the Presidency 126 America and World War I 128 Criminal Anarchy and Criminal Syndicalism in the 1920s 137 Part 4 The Welfare State Republic, 1937 1995 143 Constitutional Amendments 144 10 Advocates and Enemies of Social Welfare 147 The Court Changes 149

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저자(글) Jack Fruchtman

Jack Fruchtman is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Program in Law and American Civilization at Towson University, Maryland. His most recent books include The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine (2009) and The Supreme Court: Rulings on American Government and Society (2nd Edition, 2014).