In Defense of the Constitution

by George W. Carey

Overview

In Defense of the Constitution argues that modern disciples of Progressivism who subtly distort fundamental principles of the Constitution are determined to centralize political control in Washington, D.C., to achieve their goal of an egalitarian national society. It is in their distrust of self-government and representative institutions that Progressivists advocate, albeit indirectly, an elitist regime based on the power of the Supreme Court—or judicial supremacy.

George W. Carey was Professor of Government at Georgetown Universityand editor of The Political Science Reviewer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865971387
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/30/1997
Edition description:	Rev. and expanded ed
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix Note to the Reader xi Introduction 3 1 Publius—A Split Personality? 18
2 Majority Rule and the Extended Republic Theory of James Madison 34
3 Separation of Powers and the Madisonian Model: A Reply to the Critics 53
4 James Madison and the Principle of Federalism 77
5 The Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and Federalist 78 122
6 Due Process, Liberty, and the Fifth Amendment: Original Intent 139
7 Abortion and the American Political Crisis 179 Suggestions for Further Reading 195

Editorial Reviews

In Defense of the Constitution could not appear at a more important moment in American constitutional history. The once merely academic deceit that the Constitution no longer matters has now been accepted by a sizeable portion of the general public. In this collection of thoughtful and thought-provoking essays. Professor Carey proves that such a view is not only false, but politically destructive. With a master’s touch, he leads his readers back to the seminal principles which undergird the Constitution and make the great democratic republic possible. This is a work worthy of deep and abiding regard. — Gary L. McDowell, Institute of the United States Studies, University of London

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