The Heritage Guide to the Constitution: Fully Revised Second Edition - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1621572684 ISBN 13 : 9781621572688

Editeur : Regnery, 2014

Synopsis

A landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning.

In this fully revised second edition, leading scholars in law, history, and public policy offer more than two hundred updated and incisive essays on every clause of the Constitution.

From the stirring words of the Preamble to the Twenty-seventh Amendment, you will gain new insights into the ideas that made America, important debates that continue from our Founding, and the Constitution's true meaning for our nation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David F. Forte, Senior Editor, is Professor of Law at Cleveland State University, where he occupies the Charles R. Emrick Jr.–Calfee Halter & Griswold Endowed Chair. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s from Manchester University, England, a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and a law degree from Columbia University.

Matthew Spalding, Executive Editor, is Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs for Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C. The author of We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future, he is also the Henry Salvatori Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a Senior Fellow at The Claremont Institute. He earned his doctorate in government from the Claremont Graduate School.

The revised second edition of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution opens with a new foreword by Edwin Meese III, the Attorney General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

The indispensable reference to the U.S. Constitution — now fully revised and updated

Law students and attorneys, policy makers and ordinary citizens turn to The Heritage Guide to the Constitution for insight into every clause of the most important governing charter in history.

First published in 2005, this unique and essential resource is a landmark in the rise of the originalist school of constitutional interpretation. This revised edition takes into account a decade of Supreme Court decisions and legal scholarship on such issues as gun rights, religious freedom, campaign finance, civil rights, and health care reform.

The Founding Fathers' guiding principles remain unchanged, yet a number of Supreme Court decisions over the last decade are a reminder that those principles require a constant and spirited defense. The Heritage Guide is the first place to turn for every layman, student, lawyer, and jurist preparing himself to join in that defense.

Scholars David Forte and Matthew Spalding have brought together 114 of their fellow experts in law, history, and public policy to offer an authoritative and accessible introduction to every clause of the U.S. Constitution, explaining its meaning, its history, and why it matters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Regnery
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1621572684
• ISBN 13: 9781621572688
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 622
• Éditeur: Forte David F., Spalding Matthew
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas