The Case Against the Constitution

by John F. Manley, Kenneth M. Dolbeare

Overview

This is a collection of 1500 quotes from more than 1000 Supreme Court decisions. These excerpts, dating from the beginning of the Republic, are arranged to include the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; states' rights; due process; free speech; equal rights; and freedom of religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873324335
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/1987
Series:	From the Antifederalists to the Present
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

John F. Manley, Kenneth M. Dolbeare, Jackson Turner Main

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Progressive Critique; Chapter 1 The Spirit of American Government, J. Allen Smith; Chapter 2 An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, Charles A. Beard; Part 2 The Antifederalist Critique; Chapter 3 The Antifederalists, Jackson Turner Main; Chapter 4 The Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania to Their Constituents; Chapter 5 Letter from the Federal Farmer, Richard Henry Lee; Part 3 The Contemporary Critique; Chapter 6 Class and Pluralism in America, John F. Manley; Chapter 7 The Dark Side of the Constitution, Kenneth M. Dolbeare, Linda Medcalf; Chapter 8 NeoHamiltonianism, Jeanne Hahn; Part 4 Documents; Chapter 9 The Declaration of Independence; Chapter 10 The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union; Chapter 11 The Constitution of the United States;