Download or read book The Constitution in Jeopardy written by Russ Feingold and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former U.S. senator joins a legal scholar to examine a hushed effort to radically change our Constitution, offering a warning and a way forward. Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched through statehouses. Delegates, like those in Philadelphia two centuries ago, would exercise nearly unlimited authority to draft changes to our fundamental law, potentially altering anything from voting and free speech rights to regulatory and foreign policy powers. Such a watershed moment would present great danger, and for some, great power. In this important book, Feingold and Prindiville distill extensive legal and historical research and examine the grave risks inherent in this effort. But they also consider the role of constitutional amendment in modern life. Though many focus solely on judicial and electoral avenues for change, such an approach is at odds with a cornerstone ideal of the Founding: that the People make constitutional law, directly. In an era defined by faction and rejection of long-held norms, The Constitution in Jeopardy examines the nature of constitutional change and asks urgent questions about what American democracy is, and should be.
Download or read book Double Jeopardy written by David Rudstein and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces the history of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. It shows that the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy has its roots in ancient Jewish and early Greek and Roman law. After recapping the history of the clause the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the clause is explained. This book describes the circumstances in which the premature termination of an individual's trial bars a subsequent trail for the same offense. It also examines when the Clause prohibits the government from imposing multiple punishments for the same offense. The final chapter includes a discussion of bibliographical sources.
Download or read book Constitution Jeopardy written by Chris Jolley and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the US Constitution while playing Jeopardy! Patterned after the popular TV game show, this game includes six categories on the Constitution to help players bolster their knowledge on the seven articles, the Bill of Rights, the rest of the amendments, plus history and trivia. The game includes answers and questions for Jeopardy Round, Double Jeopardy Round, Final Jeopardy Round, plus extra answers and questions in case you ever learn them too well, also, instructions on how to play, all the tile sheets for the six categories and dollar values to form the game board on a wall. References to the article and section of the Constitution follow each question.Celebrate every Constitution Day by playing this game with friends or family, or play it anytime throughout the year!
Download or read book Double Jeopardy Self Incrimination and Due Process of Law written by John Rokutani and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fifth Amendment is one of the more complex and far-reaching amendments to the US Constitution, so this book begins by breaking down each clause one by one, explaining the legalese in uncomplicated language, thus allowing the reader to reach a full understanding of due process. It then systemically describes the impact of the Fifth Amendment clause by clause, using Supreme Court cases as real-world examples. Sidebars highlight the amendment in action and delve into some of the finer points. This book includes rich resource sections that allow for further exploration.
Download or read book Double Jeopardy written by Jay A. Sigler and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fifth Amendment written by Corona Brezina and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to the Fifth Amendment which empowers the people as it guarantees valuable protections on a daily basis within the justice system.
Download or read book Plain Honest Men written by Richard Beeman and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute—the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, the role of slavery—have continued to provoke conflict throughout our nation's history. This unprecedented book takes readers behind the scenes to show how the world's most enduring constitution was forged through conflict, compromise, and fragile consensus. As Gouverneur Morris, delegate of Pennsylvania, noted: "While some have boasted it as a work from Heaven, others have given it a less righteous origin. I have many reasons to believe that it is the work of plain, honest men."
Download or read book The Delaware State Constitution written by Randy James Holland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Delaware State Constitution is the first state constitution drafted by a convention composed of popularly elected representatives, and it is rich with history and tradition. The Delaware Bill of Rights has remained almost exactly the same since 1792, and it has enacted specific provisions whereby its three branches of government operate differently from the federal system. [This book provides a] constitutional and historical account of the state's basic governing charter. In it, [the author] begins with an overview of Delaware's constitutional history. He then provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made over the years...This second edition includes all amendments to the Delaware Constitution since 2002 and all significant court decisions interpreting any provision in the Delaware Constitution that have been issued since 2002."--
Download or read book The Counterfeit Constitution Mystery written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Mysteries. This book was released on 2011 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... The constitution in jeopardy is the real U.S. Constitution! Is it lost? Stolen? Fake? Real? And how are they supposed to know! It's a spy vs. spy kind of mystery as Christina, Grand, and their new red, white, and blue (or are they spies, too?) friends follow the Constitution from its historic birth to its possible demise.
Download or read book The Connecticut State Constitution written by Wesley W. Horton and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Connecticut State Constitution is the first comprehensive analysis of the Connecticut Constitution and its individual provisions. In it, Wesley W. Horton presents a comprehensive overview of Connecticut's constitutional history from 1635 and spanning 375 years -- and discusses cases of particular importance. Also included are a bibliographical essay, table of cases, tables relating to constitutional conventions and amendments, and a general index, offering significant sources for further study.
Download or read book The Virginia State Constitution written by John J. Dinan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Virginia State Constitution, John Dinan analyzes the history and development of the Virginia constitution and undertakes a detailed treatment of the evolving interpretation of each section. In it, he contends that few states have had more opportunities than Virginia to engage in constitutional revision, and, in the process, to debate fundamental political questions about the role of state government.
Download or read book The New Jersey State Constitution written by Robert Forrest Williams and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference guide provides an in-depth study of New Jersey's constitution. The year 1997 marks the fiftieth anniversary of New Jerseys wellregarded state constitution. State constitutions, although the highest source of law within a state, are not well understood by citizens, government officials, historians, political scientists, lawyers, or even judges. This book is the first single volume to combine a detailed review of New Jersey's constitutional history and analysis of each section of the current constitution. It is the standard work on New Jersey constitutional development and law. Divided into two parts, the book first covers the historical development of the constitutions of 1776, 1844, the Constitutional Commission of 1873, and the current constitution written in 1947. It then traces the origins and major judicial interpretations of each section of the present-day constitution. It concludes with an exhaustive bibliographical essay which organizes the most complete listing of primary and secondary sources to date.
Download or read book Corrupted by Power written by Robert Riggs and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Hamilton called the judiciary the "least dangerous" branch of government. He was right then but wrong today. Since Hamilton's time the Supreme Court has become a cardinal example of Lord Acton's famous dictum: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." It is not a corruption of bribes, or even of bad intentions, but of taking upon itself the right to alter the Constitution whenever past principles offend present preferences of five or more Justices. Corrupted by Power shows how the Constitution is repeatedly changed to mean whatever the Supreme Court wants it to mean. Precedent is followed only when past decisions support current opinions. Otherwise precedents are overruled, misrepresented or ignored. A conspicuous example is the judicial manufacture of new First Amendment rights, including rights to advocate criminal behavior, publish degrading sex and extreme violence, and advertise vice. Can the Constitution be rescued? Discover what can be done.
Download or read book Layman s Guide to Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result of numerous requests from citizens who wish to know their rights under our Constitution.
Download or read book The Story of the Constitution written by Sol Bloom and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the Constitution. It explores briefly the origins of our country, and the steps that led to the formation of the Constitution.
Download or read book The Heritage Guide to the Constitution written by David F. Forte and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning. In this fully revised second edition, leading scholars in law, history, and public policy offer more than two hundred updated and incisive essays on every clause of the Constitution. From the stirring words of the Preamble to the Twenty-seventh Amendment, you will gain new insights into the ideas that made America, important debates that continue from our Founding, and the Constitution's true meaning for our nation.
Download or read book The Constitution of the United States of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
