John Vile

The Constitutional Amending Process in American Political Thought

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first full-length work to present debates over the constitutional amending process as a perennial theme in American political thought. Beginning with a discussion of the views of political philosophers, publicists, and legal commentators who may have influenced the views of legal change held by the American Founding Fathers, the work proceeds to look at the historical influences on and discussions surrounding the amending process that was incorporated into Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The reader will gain a new respect for the way the amending process has served and still serves as a safety valve for constitutional change in the United States without permitting ill-considered or hastily conceived modifications. This work will be of interest to political scientists, historians, and students of American studies and legal history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780275942809
• ISBN-10: 0275942805
• Artikelnr.: 25567855

Autorenporträt

JOHN R. VILE is Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University. A graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, he is the author of Rewriting the United States Constitution (Praeger, 1991).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface The Philosophical Heritage The Creation and Justification of
Article V George Washington, the Constitutional Amending Process, and the
Farewell Address Thomas Jefferson and the Amending Process John C. Calhoun:
The Amending Process and the Theory of Concurrent Majorities The Civil War
Period: Sidney George Fisher Advocates Congressional Sovereignty, and John
Jameson Warns Against Constitutional Conventions Christopher Tiedeman,
Constitutional Interpretation, and the Amending Process The Progressive Era
and Continuing Doubts About the Adequacy of the Amending Process Debates
Over Substantive Limits on the Amending Process Selected Bibliography Index