Descripciones mejoradas de Syndetics:

The great liberties and guarantees of the United States Constitution are stated as general principles, to be perpetuated and reapplied in a changing America. This book provides a basic understanding of Constitutional law, addressing both the history of the U.S. Constitution and each of its individual clauses. It explains the power of the Supreme Court, whereby a bare majority of five justices, each with lifetime tenure, can overrule the president, the Congress, and state and local governments--effectively declaring the rights and obligations of persons and organizations across the land. Referencing more than 950 Supreme Court decisions, the book treats each subject objectively and without opinionated commentary.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Acknowledgments(p. vi)
• Preface(p. 1)
• Prologue: Events Leading to the Ratification of the Constitution(p. 5)
• The Constitution of the United States(p. 13)
• Preamble(p. 15)
• Article I The Legislative Branch(p. 16)
• I$1 Legislative Vesting(p. 16)
• I$2 Clause 1 House of Representatives(p. 19)
• I$2 Clause 2 Qualifications for Representatives(p. 21)
• I$2 Clause 3.1 Apportionment(p. 21)
• I$2 Clause 3.2 Enumeration(p. 22)
• I$2 Clause 3.3 Allocation of Representatives(p. 22)
• I$2 Clause 4 Vacancies(p. 23)
• I$2 Clause 5 Speaker of the House; Impeachment(p. 23)
• I$3 Clause 1 Senate(p. 24)
• I$3 Clause 2 Senatorial Classes and Vacancies(p. 24)
• I$3 Clause 3 Qualifications for Senators(p. 25)
• I$3 Clause 4 Vice President as Presiding Officer(p. 25)
• I$3 Clause 5 President Pro Tempore(p. 25)
• I$3 Clause 6 Trial of Impeachment(p. 26)
• I$3 Clause 7 Punishment for Impeachment(p. 26)
• I$4 Clause 1 Election Regulations(p. 26)
• I$4 Clause 2 Meetings of Congress(p. 27)
• I$5 Clause 1 Qualifications and Quorum(p. 28)
• I$5 Clause 2 Rules and Expulsion(p. 28)
• I$5 Clause 3 House Journal(p. 29)
• I$5 Clause 4 Adjournment(p. 29)
• I$6 Clause 1 Compensation; Privilege from Arrest; Speech and Debate(p. 29)
• I$6 Clause 2 Sinecure; Incompatibility(p. 31)
• I$7 Clause 1 Origination(p. 31)
• I$7 Clause 2 Presentment of Bills; Pocket Veto(p. 32)
• I$7 Clause 3 Presentment of Resolutions(p. 34)
• I$8 Clause 1 Taxes; Spending(p. 34)
• I$8 Clause 2 Borrowing(p. 36)
• I$8 Clause 3 Commerce(p. 36)
• I$8 Clause 4 Naturalization; Bankruptcy(p. 43)
• I$8 Clause 5 Coinage; Weights and Measures(p. 44)
• I$8 Clause 6 Counterfeiting(p. 44)
• I$8 Clause 7 Post Office(p. 45)
• I$8 Clause 8 Patent and Copyright(p. 45)
• I$8 Clause 9 Inferior Courts(p. 46)
• I$8 Clause 10 Define and Punish(p. 46)
• I$8 Clause 11 Declare War; Marque and Reprisal; Captures(p. 47)
• I$8 Clause 12 Army(p. 48)
• I$8 Clause 13 Navy(p. 49)
• I$8 Clause 14 Military Regulations(p. 49)
• I$8 Clause 15 Militia(p. 50)
• I$8 Clause 16 Organizing Militia(p. 50)
• I$8 Clause 17 Enclave(p. 51)
• I$8 Clause 18 Necessary and Proper(p. 52)
• I$9 Clause 1 Slave Trade(p. 52)
• I$9 Clause 2 Habeas Corpus(p. 53)
• I$9 Clause 3 Bill of Attainder; Ex Post Facto Law(p. 54)
• I$9 Clause 4 Direct Taxes(p. 56)
• I$9 Clause 5 Export Taxation(p. 56)
• I$9 Clause 6 Port Preference(p. 57)
• I$9 Clause 7 Appropriations(p. 57)
• I$9 Clause 8 Titles of Nobility; Emoluments(p. 57)
• I$10 Clause 1 State Absolute Prohibitions(p. 57)
• I$10 Clause 2 Import-Export(p. 60)
• I$10 Clause 3 Compact(p. 61)
• Article II The Executive Branch(p. 63)
• II$1 Clause 1 Executive Vesting; Electoral College; Eligibility; Succession(p. 63)
• II$1 Clause 1 Executive Power(p. 66)
• II$1 Clause 2 Presidential Electors(p. 68)
• II$1 Clause 3 Electoral College(p. 68)
• II$1 Clause 4 Presidential Elector Vote(p. 70)
• II$1 Clause 5 Presidential Eligibility(p. 71)
• II$1 Clause 6 Presidential Succession(p. 71)
• II$1 Clause 7 Presidential Compensation(p. 72)
• II$1 Clause 8 Oath of Office(p. 73)
• II$2 Clause 1 Commander in Chief; Opinions; Reprieves and Pardons(p. 73)
• II$2 Clause 2 Treaties; Appointments(p. 75)
• II$2 Clause 3 Recess Appointments(p. 78)
• II$3 State of the Union; Convening and Adjourning Congress; Receiving Ambassadors; Faithful Execution; Commissioning Officers(p. 78)
• II$4 Impeachment(p. 81)
• Article III The Judicial Branch(p. 83)
• III$1 Judicial Vesting; Good Behavior; Compensation(p. 83)
• III$2 Clause 1 Judicial Power(p. 88)
• III$2 Clause 2 Original and Appellate Jurisdiction(p. 92)
• III$2 Clause 3 Criminal Trials(p. 94)
• III$3 Clause 1 Treason(p. 94)
• III$3 Clause 2 Punishment of Treason(p. 95)
• Article IV State Relations(p. 97)
• IV$1 Full Faith and Credit(p. 97)
• IV$2 Clause 1 Privileges and Immunities(p. 98)
• IV$2 Clause 2 Interstate Extradition (Rendition)(p. 98)
• IV$2 Clause 3 Fugitive Slaves(p. 99)
• IV$3 Clause 1 New States(p. 100)
• IV$3 Clause 2 Territory, Property(p. 100)
• IV$4 Guarantee of Republican Government(p. 101)
• Article V The Amendment Process(p. 103)
• Article VI The Supremacy of the Constitution(p. 105)
• VI Clause 1 Debt Assumption(p. 105)
• VI Clause 2 Supreme Law of the Land(p. 105)
• VI Clause 3 Loyalty(p. 107)
• Article VII The Ratification Process(p. 108)
• VII Clause 1 Ratification(p. 108)
• VII Clause 2 Subscription(p. 109)
• Amendments to the Constitution(p. 110)
• Amendment I The Five Freedoms of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition(p. 111)
• Amendment II Right to Bear Arms(p. 143)
• Amendment III Quartering of Soldiers(p. 144)
• Amendment IV Search and Seizure; Warrants(p. 144)
• Amendment V The Five Rights of Grand Jury, Protection from Double Jeopardy, Protection from Self-incrimination, Due Process, and Just Compensation(p. 154)
• Amendment VI Seven Rights of the Accused: Criminal Court Procedures(p. 168)
• Amendment VII Trial by Jury in Common Law Cases(p. 179)
• Amendment VIII Cruel and Unusual Punishment(p. 181)
• Amendment IX Retention of Unenumerated Rights by the People(p. 185)
• Amendment X Power Reserved to States or People(p. 186)
• Amendment XI Suits Against a State(p. 187)
• Amendment XII Electoral College(p. 189)
• Amendment XIII Slavery Abolition(p. 191)
• Amendment XIV Citizenship; Privileges or Immunities; Due Process; Equal Protection(p. 193)
• Amendment XV Racial Suffrage(p. 222)
• Amendment XVI Income Tax(p. 224)
• Amendment XVII Popular Election of Senators(p. 226)
• Amendment XVIII Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors(p. 226)
• Amendment XIX Woman Suffrage(p. 227)
• Amendment XX Term Endings; Presidential Succession(p. 228)
• Amendment XXI Repeal of Amendment XVIII re Prohibition(p. 231)
• Amendment XXII Presidential Term Limit(p. 233)
• Amendment XXIII Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia(p. 234)
• Amendment XXIV Poll Tax Prohibition(p. 234)
• Amendment XXV Presidential Succession(p. 235)
• Amendment XXVI Voting Age Fixed at Eighteen(p. 237)
• Amendment XXVII Congressional Compensation(p. 238)
• Appendix A Supreme Court Justices, 1789-2010(p. 241)
• Appendix B Text of the Constitution(p. 245)
• Bibliography(p. 269)
• Index of Cases(p. 271)
• General Index(p. 281)

Reseñas proporcionadas por Syndetics

Library Journal Review

Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson said that the Supreme Court's interpretations are final not because the court is infallible but are infallible because the court is final. Rodgers, a lawyer who headed the association of public utility commissions, presents a catalog of the Supreme Court's constitutional cases. He goes through the Constitution and briefly discusses the cases, interpreting each provision. Constitutional law is a vast subject, and this is a comprehensive survey, but it is written as a reference and not to be read straight through. Neither the historical antecedents-e.g., Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights-nor the historical events that shaped the drafting are discussed. Rodgers generally avoids legal jargon, but when it appears, e.g., "strict scrutiny," he doesn't explain it. A big problem is the illogical mess of certain areas-the commerce clause, the First and Fourteenth Amendments-and no guide can clear that up. VERDICT Perhaps a reference shelf that doesn't already include one of Congressional Quarterly's books should add this, but it doesn't work for general lay readers or for lawyers.-Michael O. Eshleman, Kings Mills, OH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

Independent scholar Rodgers offers a superb work on the US Constitution, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest political documents ever crafted. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic understanding of the US Constitution and constitutional law, and to explain the power of the US Supreme Court, whereby a majority of five justices can overrule the president, the Congress, and state and local governments, and declare the rights and obligations of persons and organizations throughout the land. This work references over 950 US Supreme Court cases, reporting them without opinionated commentary, praise, or criticism. Given this approach, readers must formulate their own opinions or views. The work is extremely user-friendly and understandable. It will benefit all who have even the slightest interest in knowing more about the US government, its laws, and their application throughout American history. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. W. Jakub Franciscan University of Steubenville

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

The late Paul Rodgers was former executive director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and commissioner of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection. He lived in Virginia.