The heart of the Constitution : how the Bill of Rights became the Bill of Rights

The heart of the Constitution how the Bill of Rights became the Bill of Rights

"This is the untold story of the most celebrated part of the Constitution. Until the twentieth century, few Americans called the first ten constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison in 1789 and ratified by the states in 1791 the Bill of Rights. Even more surprising, when people finally...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Magliocca, Gerard N., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Dret civil > Estats Units d'Amèrica > Història.
Història constitucional > Estats Units d'Amèrica
Lleis > Història.
Història universal
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991007180029706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: The Bill of Rights
  • Introduction: The First Bill of Rights Day
  • Chapter 1: Fighting the Crown
  • Chapter 2: Opposing the Constitution
  • Chapter 3: Drafting the Amendments
  • Chapter 4: Wandering in the Wilderness
  • Chapter 5: Reconstructing the Union
  • Chapter 6: Justifying Imperialism
  • Chapter 7: Defending The New Deal
  • Chapter 8: Attacking The Führer
  • Chapter 9: Reinventing Judicial Review
  • Chapter 10: Waging the Cold War
  • Epilogue: A Sacred Relic
  • Appendix A: The English Declaration of Rights (1689)
  • Appendix B: The Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
  • Appendix C: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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