The constitution today timeless lessons for the issues of our era

"A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and bu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Amar, Akhil Reed, autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Basic Books 2016
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991007093439706719
Table of Contents:
  • Conté: The presidency : a return to dynasty?
  • The vice presidency : nothing, but maybe everything
  • The congress : how to fix a broken branch
  • The judiciary : who judges the judges?
  • Criminal procedure : from O.J. to D.N.A.
  • Citizens dis-united : race, guns, gays, and more
  • Constitutional anniversaries : remembering to remember
  • Bill Clinton's drama : his partisan impeachment
  • George W. Bush's drama : his un-popular election
  • Barack Obama's drama : his signature statute