America’s Two Constitutions

A Study of the Treatment of Dissenters in Time of War

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History, Constitutional, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book America’s Two Constitutions by Thomas J. Reed, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas J. Reed ISBN: 9781683931133
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Publication: October 6, 2017
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Language: English
Author: Thomas J. Reed
ISBN: 9781683931133
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication: October 6, 2017
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language: English

America’s Two Constitutions explores the history of the treatment of dissenters in time of war, beginning with the treatment of Tories during the Revolution, followed by description and analysis of the Lincoln administration’s treatment of disloyal persons during the Civil War, President Wilson’s organized plan to curb anti-war, anti-draft groups including the Socialist party during World War I, President Roosevelt’s handling of the Japanese internment program and trial of U.S. citizens by military commission during World War II, the cold war campaign against Communists in government and in the entertainment field, the FBI spying program COINTELL and other means to curb draft resisters and anti-war groups during the Viet Nam war followed by a chapter on the post 9-11 treatment of suspected terrorists including surreptitious interception of electronic traffic and trial of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals by military commission. The final chapter concludes that the United States has two constitutions: the written constitution in peacetime and a special unwritten constitution in time of war or national emergency.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

America’s Two Constitutions explores the history of the treatment of dissenters in time of war, beginning with the treatment of Tories during the Revolution, followed by description and analysis of the Lincoln administration’s treatment of disloyal persons during the Civil War, President Wilson’s organized plan to curb anti-war, anti-draft groups including the Socialist party during World War I, President Roosevelt’s handling of the Japanese internment program and trial of U.S. citizens by military commission during World War II, the cold war campaign against Communists in government and in the entertainment field, the FBI spying program COINTELL and other means to curb draft resisters and anti-war groups during the Viet Nam war followed by a chapter on the post 9-11 treatment of suspected terrorists including surreptitious interception of electronic traffic and trial of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals by military commission. The final chapter concludes that the United States has two constitutions: the written constitution in peacetime and a special unwritten constitution in time of war or national emergency.

More books from Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Cover of the book Judges in Street Clothes by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Fixing Gender by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book The Experience of Human Communication by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book The Next Thing by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Annie Chartres Vivanti by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Witness in the Era of Mass Incarceration by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Rhetoric and the Familiar in Francis Bacon and John Donne by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Reading Visual Poetry by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Love in the Afterlife by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book New Perspectives in Italian Cultural Studies by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Crossing Borders by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Hitler in the Movies by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Stage Matters by Thomas J. Reed
Cover of the book Appropriating Shakespeare by Thomas J. Reed
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy