Who killed the Constitution? : the fate of American liberty from World War I to George W. Bush / Thomas E. Woods, Jr., and Kevin R. C. Gutzman.
Drawing on specific examples, two historians look at how all three branches of the federal government have defied the tenets of the U.S. Constitution to make decisions that, while apparently beneficial, are not constitutional.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307405753
- Physical Description: viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Crown Forum, 2008.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: The Constitution Is Dead 1 -- Chapter 1 Congress Shall Make No Law (Unless It Really Wants To): Woodrow Wilson and Freedom of Speech 5 -- Chapter 2 Another "Great President" versus the Constitution: Harry Truman Seizes the Steel Mills 23 -- Chapter 3 Third Rail of American Jurisprudence: Brown v. Board of Education 41 -- Chapter 4 Discriminating to End ... Discrimination: The Forced Busing Fiascoes 55 -- Chapter 5 Roads to Nowhere 71 -- Chapter 6 Great Gold Robbery of 1933 83 -- Chapter 7 Court's "Wall of Separation": Banning Prayer from Public Schools 103 -- Chapter 8 Power to Draft 119 -- Chapter 9 Do Americans Have a Constitutional Duty to Suffer? The Case of Medical Marijuana 135 -- Chapter 10 From Chief Executive to Prince: The Presidency and Foreign Policy 151 -- Chapter 11 Phony Case for Presidential War Power 167 -- Chapter 12 President Enforces the Law ... Right? 185 -- Conclusion: Can Anything Be Done? 199 -- Appendix Constitution of the United States 203.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | 342.73029 WOO (Text) | 33114016185902 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Drawing on specific examples, two historians look at how all three branches of the federal government have defied the tenets of the U.S. Constitution to make decisions that, while apparently beneficial, are not constitutional.
