Constitution: government and the state

Executive Privilegecalled the definitive contemporary work on the subject by the Journal of Politicsis widely considered the best in-depth history and analysis of executive privilege and its relation to the proper scope and limits of presidential power.

In the wake of national crises and sharp shifts in the electorate, new members of Congress march off to Washington full of intense idealism and the desire for instant changebut often lacking in any sense of proportion or patience.

Courts, like other government institutions, shape public policy.

"Die Frage, wer die Welt regiert, kann nicht eindeutig beantwortet werden.

The book provides a clear assessment of the New Labour public policies and their outcomes in Britain under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997-2009.

A long-time U.

For well over two centuries, the United States Constitution has served as a charter for a free, democratic government and for a country that has risen from a dicey political experiment to an economic and political superpower.

Constitutional scholar George Anastaplo believes that many judges and lawyers draw upon a skimpy, if not simply unreliable, knowledge of history.

The "e;Arab Spring"e; was heralded and publicly embraced by foreign leaders of many countries that define themselves by their own historic revolutions.

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Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations 5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP U.

"e;Superbly written, filled with brilliant insights .

The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of “big data,” which is now an integral part of governance and policy making.

In this book a distinguished philosopher offers a comprehensive interpretation of Plato’s most controversial dialogue.

An argument for why emergencies are no excuse for extralegal action by presidents Using emergency as a cause for action ultimately leads to an almost unnoticed evolution in the political understanding of presidential powers.

Americans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century.

A "e;brisk and interesting"e; exploration of exposing misconduct in America-from the Revolutionary War era to the Trump years (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker).

An impassioned argument for the role of courts as a moral and social agent for change and protecting the vulnerable The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality.

Are the deep insights of Hugo Black, William Brennan, and Felix Frankfurter that have defined our cherished Bill of Rights fatally flawed?

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.

Should judges in United States courts be permitted to cite foreign laws in their rulings?

Alan I.

Today there are more states controlling more people than at any other point in history.

How the Supreme Court's move to the right has distorted both logic and the ConstitutionWhat Supreme Court justices do is far more than just "e;calling balls and strikes.

Originally published at the height of the Watergate crisis, Charles Black’s classic Impeachment: A Handbook has long been the premier guide to the subject of presidential impeachment.

The debate over the framers’ concept of freedom of religion has become heated and divisive.

The definitive account of Richard Nixon's congressional career, back in print with a new prefaceUnsurpassed in the fifteen years since its original publication, Irwin F.

Eminent scholar Saikrishna Prakash offers the first truly comprehensive study of the original American presidency.

What kind of document is the United States Constitution and how does that characterization affect its meaning?

State constitutions are blueprints for government institutions, declarations of collective identity, statements of principle, values, and goals.

A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created-with lessons for contemporary constitution-buildingWe live in an era of constitution-making.

In The Fourth Branch: Reconstructing the Administrative State for the Commercial Republic Brian J.

Texas has created more constitutional law than any other state.

Beginning with Brown v.

In this incisive and insightful book, Judge Andrew P.

The Lord did not come as a political deliverer or social reformer.

The American people are frustrated with their government-dismayed by a series of high-profile failures (Iraq, Katrina, the financial meltdown) that seems to just keep getting longer.

Uncle Sam's Plantation is an incisive look at how government manipulates, controls, and ultimately devastates the lives of the poorand what Americans must do to stop it.

In Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom, Andrew E.

Win-win –toiminnassa molemmat osapuolet voittavat ja yhteinen voitto on suurempi kuin yksin voidaan mitenkään saavuttaa.

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Bernard H.

From the author of The Politics of Our TimeWhats happening in global politics, and is there a thread that ties it all together?

Conventional wisdom emerging from China and other autocracies claims that single-party legislatures and elections are mutually beneficial for citizens and autocrats.

Popular perception holds that presidents act "e;first and alone,"e; resorting to unilateral orders to promote an agenda and head off unfavorable legislation.

On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz 'arabi-the slightly leavened flatbread known to many as pita.

The Lebanese state is structured through religious freedom and secular power sharing across sectarian groups.

Women are riding out the recession more easily than men, with a lower unemployment rate and a higher percentage attaining high school diplomas and Bachelor and Master degrees.

Based on 20 years of research, including an examination of the papers of eight of the nine Justices who voted in Roe v.