Sources In American Constitutional History

English origins of American constitutionalism -- Colonial origins of American constitutionalism -- The American revolution -- Establishing new state and federal constitutions -- Constitutional issues in the early republic -- Judicial review, nationalism, and state sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and state rights -- Slavery and the constitution -- The constitution and the civil war -- Reconstruction and the constitution -- The industrial state, laissez-faire constitutionalism, and state rights -- The progressive era -- Conservative constitutionalism in the 1920s -- The New Deal and the constitution -- Liberal constitutionalism foundations -- Liberal constitutionalism and equality -- Curbing presidential power -- The revival of constitutional conservatism -- The Supreme Court and conservative constitutionalism civil liberties -- The erosion of constitutional comity -- The conservative court, the constitution, and judicial supremacy -- Presidentialism and the security state -- Constitution war

• | Author: Michael Les Benedict, Michael Les Benedict Emeritus
• | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• | Publication Date: Oct 13, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1538100118
• | ISBN-13: 9781538100110