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U.S. Constitution for dummies
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- 作者: by Michael Arnheim
- 出版社:Wiley Publishing, Inc.
- 出版年:2009
- 集叢名:--For dummies
- ISBN:9780764587801; 9780470531105
- 格式:PDF,JPG
- 頁數:412
U.S. Constitution For Dummies explains what the U.S. Constitution and what its 27 amendments say, what they mean today, and how their meaning has evolved over time as well as current controversies surrounding its interpretation. Familiar phrases that people hear each day are explained in their constitutional context. Current issues such as the Patriot Act, voting irregularities, and the Electoral College are explained and their pros and cons for effective democratic government are discussed. Other topics include separation of church and state, freedom of speech, gun ownership, search and seizure, rights of the accused, conduct of Presidential elections, makeup of the Congress and Supreme Court (and the justice selection process), civil rights, and the amendment process.
- Foreword(第xix頁)
- Introduction(第1頁)
- About This Book(第1頁)
- Conventions Used in This Book(第2頁)
- What You’re Not To Read(第2頁)
- How This Book is Organized(第3頁)
- Part VI: The Part of Tens(第5頁)
- Icons Used in This Book(第5頁)
- Where To Go from Here(第6頁)
- Part I: Exploring Constitutional Basics(第7頁)
- Chapter 1: Constitutional Law: The Framework for Governance(第9頁)
- Chapter 2: Framing the U.S. Constitution: Big Thinkers, Big Thoughts(第17頁)
- Chapter 3: Debating the Constitution(第31頁)
- Chapter 4: Introducing . . . the Constitution! The Preamble and the Seven Articles(第43頁)
- Chapter 5: Amending versus Interpreting the Constitution: Taking Time for Change(第53頁)
- Part II: We the People: How the United States Is Governed(第65頁)
- Chapter 6: Scrutinizing Sovereignty: Who Rules America?(第67頁)
- Chapter 7: Federalism: Forming One out of Many(第79頁)
- Chapter 8: Separation of Powers: To Each His Own(第91頁)
- Chapter 9: Doing Business: The Commerce Clause(第101頁)
- Part III: Balancing the Branches of Government: The President, Congress, and the Judiciary(第113頁)
- Chapter 10: Looking at the Role of Commander in Chief(第115頁)
- Chapter 11: Giving Everyone a Voice: The House of Representatives and Senate(第139頁)
- Chapter 12: “During Good Behaviour”: The Judicial System(第157頁)
- Chapter 13: You’re Fired! Investigating the Impeachment Process(第179頁)
- Part IV: The Bill of Rights: Specifying Rights through Amendments(第193頁)
- Chapter 14: The First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, and Assembly(第195頁)
- Chapter 15: The Second Amendment: Bearing Arms(第207頁)
- Chapter 16: The Third and Fourth Amendments: Protecting Citizens from Government Forces(第217頁)
- Chapter 17: Taking the Fifth — and a Bit of the Fourteenth(第231頁)
- Chapter 18: Dealing with Justice and Individual Rights: The Sixth through Eighth Amendments(第247頁)
- Chapter 19: The Ninth and Tenth Amendments: Leaving Things Up to the People and States(第263頁)
- Part V: Addressing Liberties and Modifying the Government: More Amendments(第277頁)
- Chapter 20: States’ Rights, Elections, and Slavery: The Eleventh through Thirteenth Amendments(第279頁)
- Chapter 21: The Fourteenth Amendment: Ensuring Equal Protection(第291頁)
- Chapter 22: Starts, Stops, and Clarifications: Amendments since 1870(第305頁)
- Part VI: The Part of Tens(第321頁)
- Chapter 23: Ten Landmark Constitutional Cases(第323頁)
- Chapter 24: Ten Influential Supreme Court Justices(第329頁)
- Chapter 25: Two Sides of Five Constitutional Conundrums(第337頁)
- Appendix: Constitution of the United States of America(第345頁)
- Index(第369頁)