Constitution: government and the state

Engel examines changing politicians'' perceptions of the threat posed by opposition and how it influenced manipulations of judicial authority.

Written by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians.

This set of fifteen volumes under the title International Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions, Commentaries and Laws provides readers with a complete guide to the commentaries on individual constitutions and respective constitutional amendments of all major nations of the world, their constitutions, and the constitutional laws.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has articulated his vision for Americas future in an election-year tumult of campaign speeches and media interviews; now, this essential collection of Romneys direct quotes, past and present, is an invaluable primer that crystallizes his stance on domestic and social issues; national security; the economy; health care; and much more.

This book examines four unique dimensions of American political representation from the supply (legislator) and demand (constituent) perspectives.

This book offers a comprehensive, narrative account of the international politics in the Persian Gulf across nearly four decades.

En medio del reciente debate sobre el cambio de la Constitución de nuestro país, que ha cobrado especial intensidad con la reforma constitucional habilitante de un procedimiento para elaborar una nueva Constitución a fines de 2019, vuelve a surgir con fuerza la noción de tradición constitucional chilena como parámetro de evaluación del proceso constituyente.

A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty.

America urgently needs a new direction.

This book argues that government action alone will not prevent dangerous climate change, but that private governance can fill the gap.

Collected works by the acclaimed political scientist, showcasing his thoughts on education, religion, literature, as well as twentieth-century figures.

The cornerstone of Clark's argument is the 1763 Royal Proclamation which forbade non-natives under British authority to molest or disturb any tribe or tribal territory in British North America.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) and is focused on the following topics: Agriculture and Food; Business Regulation and Consumer Protection; Transportation.

What drives the politics of majority nationalism during crises, stalemates and peace mediations?

Using CRT, this book demonstrates how law can make Black lives, and the lives of other racially marginalized groups, matter.

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness?

New York Times Bestseller: A “remarkable and evenhanded study of Ronald Reagan” from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg (The New York Times).

With its blend of accessible writing and actual excerpts from Court opinions, this book serves to explain the legal and cultural underpinnings of landmark U.

The rhetoric of the 2012 presidential campaign exposed the deeply rooted sources of political polarization in American.

In The Sovereignty of Law, Trevor Allan presents an accessible introduction to his influential common law constitutional theory - an account of the unwritten constitution as a complex articulation of legal and moral principles.

George Mason (1725-92) is often omitted from the small circle of founding fathers celebrated today, but in his service to America he was, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, "e;of the first order of greatness.

In this analysis of the roots and objectives of Chinese economic and industrial policy, Mastel outlines the implications of China's rise for the world economy.

This highly influential anti-Machiavellian text is an important primary source for the understanding of early modern political thought.

Winner: Thomas M.

In recent decades, political scientists have produced an enormous body of scholarship dealing with the U.

Andrews-Lee offers a novel explanation for the persistence of charismatic movements and highlights the resulting challenges for democracy.

This book develops a new political-institutional explanation of South America''s ''two lefts'' and the divergent fates of the region''s democratic regimes.

Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates.

Sulkin shows that legislators'' campaigns have a lasting legacy in the content of their behavior in office.

This work will provide an authoritative and illuminating overview of the U.

During President Barack Obama's first term in office, the United States expanded its military presence in Afghanistan and increased drone missile strikes across Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.

Essays on the fortieth president and how he changed our world: “Hands down the finest compilation on Ronald Reagan that exists.

The first scholar to trace the meaning and importance of the idea of political compromise from the founding of the Republic to the onset of the Civil War, Knupfer shows how recurring justifications of sectional compromise reflected common ideas about the way governments were supposed to work.

The poignant true story of an American president struck by tragedy at the height of his glory.

In Supreme Bias, Christina L.

The left and right in America are now divided by politically irreconcilable worldviews, and the root of that divide is authoritarianism.

The gripping inside story of the 2008 presidential election, by two of the best political reporters in the country.

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Indigenous traditions can be uplifting, positive, and liberating forces when they are connected to living systems of thought and practice.