The Constitution of the United States of America

A Contextual Analysis

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Constitutional
Cover of the book The Constitution of the United States of America by Professor Mark Tushnet, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Author: Professor Mark Tushnet ISBN: 9781509901760
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: August 27, 2015
Imprint: Hart Publishing Language: English
Author: Professor Mark Tushnet
ISBN: 9781509901760
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: August 27, 2015
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Language: English

This is the second edition of Professor Tushnet's short critical introduction to the history and current meaning of the United States' Constitution. It is organised around wo themes: first, the US Constitution is old, short, and difficult to amend. Second, the Constitution creates a structure of political opportunities that allows political actors, icluding political parties, to pursue the preferred policy goals even to the point of altering the very structure of politics. Deploying these themes to examine the structure f the national government, federalism, judicial review, and individual rights, the book provides basic information about, and deeper insights into, the way he US constitutional system has developed and what it means today.

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This is the second edition of Professor Tushnet's short critical introduction to the history and current meaning of the United States' Constitution. It is organised around wo themes: first, the US Constitution is old, short, and difficult to amend. Second, the Constitution creates a structure of political opportunities that allows political actors, icluding political parties, to pursue the preferred policy goals even to the point of altering the very structure of politics. Deploying these themes to examine the structure f the national government, federalism, judicial review, and individual rights, the book provides basic information about, and deeper insights into, the way he US constitutional system has developed and what it means today.

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