Constitution: government and the state

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.

An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the fieldAround the world, federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike.

The author's objective within this book is to place the Arab world within a theoretical and comparative framework that avoids both orientalist and fundamentalist insistence on the utter peculiarity and uniqueness of the region.

As one of the foremost liberal voices in television and radio today, Alan Colmes has long been braving the wilds of controversial issues and conservative slander.

Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions.

Since the end of the Second World War and the subsequent success of constitutional judicial review, one particular model of constitutional rights has had remarkable success, first in Europe and now globally.

Non, la démocratie américaine n’est pas finie.

Glance at a political partys platform, catch a politicians speech, sample the news, and you will find the familynot as a mere group of people living together in the private sphere, but as a contentious entity at the center of political disputes and policy debates over everything from marriage equality and gender identity to immigration and welfare reform.

Highlighting the power of campaign strategy, this study challenges the notion that economic performance necessarily drives electoral outcomes.

Stategraphy the ethnographic exploration of relational modes, boundary work, and forms of embeddedness of actors offers crucial analytical avenues for researching the state.

Provides a study of contemporary politics in Ethiopia through an empirical focus on language policy, citizenship, ethnic identity and gender.

This thoroughly researched study provides an invaluable account of Hong Kong's political evolution from its founding as a British colony to the present.

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When an individual is accused of a crime he is provided, at least in theory, with numerous constitutional rights throughout the legal process.

A study of the poor''s movements in response to the ever-widening gap between the poor and the state in Latin American politics.

How do legal professionalism and politics influence efforts to structure the process of selecting and retaining state judges?

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

“A sweeping chronicle of the immigrant rights movement.

In Russia, as in other new federations and those undergoing constitutional reform, wealthy and politically cohesive regions can substantially alter the rules of intergovernmental relations to their benefit within the context of bilateral bargaining.

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "e;the people"e; - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite.

The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional constitutional secularism.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of September, grouped according to topics.

Examines the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, including how presidents view the norm of judicial independence.

With the aim to awaken and prepare secular masses to rise to the occasion so as to save this sovereign democratic socialist republic from being shipped into the clutches of communal forces, the book present the now strengthening communal forces still able to drive a whirlwind across the country and their attacks on various walks of Indian life.

Most Americans are religious believers.

Exploring marketization, local practices, and protests, this book shows how market-driven subsistence threats can be powerful loci for resistance movements.

A comprehensive and focused review of all of the Supreme Court's overturns of Congress on constitutional grounds from 1789 to the present suited to college-level political science and constitutional law courses as well as law school students.

Explains impeachment from its English roots through 250 years of American constitutional experience, including the case against President Trump.

An original new textbook providing an up-to-date, critical perspective of how the EU works, and what issues it faces, in the post-crisis era.

This book asks how the European Union can tackle the constitutional conundrum caused by the Euro crisis.

Introduces the European Union through the lens of comparative politics.

This book explores the power of news coverage to render targeted groups suspicious and to spur support for government surveillance.

Since its first publication in 1977, Politics and Christionity in Malawi has been recognised as one of the most successful studies to be made of the impact of a Christian mission in Africa.

What is the 'state' and how can we best study it?

Bestselling author Robert Morgan explores 100 Bible verses that powerfully impacted our leaders during defining moments in American history and reflects upon what these verses mean for us as a nation today.

The New Labour government first elected in 1997 had a defining influence on the development of the modern UK constitution.

Why it's time to enshrine the right to vote in the ConstitutionThroughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting.

An original new textbook providing an up-to-date, critical perspective of how the EU works, and what issues it faces, in the post-crisis era.

An account of the modernisation and development of the English state in the seventeenth century.

Now with four new chapters that explore Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign; his sparring with Trump, both in and out of the debates; and his ultimate election as the 46th president of the United States Raised in the working-class towns of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and with lackluster grades in school and no particular goals, Joe Biden shocked the nation in 1972 when he became one of the youngest elected senators in U.

Long gone are the times when class-based political parties with extensive membership dominated politics.

The New India is the unforgettable account of the struggle between modern forces and ancient ideas to shape the young country's destiny.

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Richard Nixon is perhaps the most fascinating story in American politicsand perhaps the most misunderstood.