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2) Government
Publisher
Colorado State Archives
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
Colorado state government history, including constitutional history and a brief history of the counties' names.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
From the publisher. Constitutional Law and Politics, Eighth Edition, has more material -- including case excerpts, concurring and dissenting opinions, and topical introductions -- than any other casebook. Each case is set in its historical and political context, with social and technological factors relevant to the study of Supreme Court rulings noted throughout. Special feature boxes make constitutional law come alive with additional insights on...
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Three early American statesmen defend the political principles and ideologies set forth in the Constitution of the United States, in a new edition of the classic, which is accompanied by a selected bibliography, historical glossary, new introduction, andother resource material.
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[2003], c1986
Language
English
Description
From the cover. The Federalist Papers defended the Constitution and its strong central government. The Anti-Federalist Papers represented the dissenting opinions of such important thinkers as Patrick Henry and John DeWitt, who saw threats in the Constitution to the rights and liberties so recently won from England. Although the Anti-Federalists lost, they came close to winning and their opinions represent an important contribution to the American...
8) Supreme Court watch, 2010: highlights of the 2007,2008, and 2009 terms : preview of the 2010 term
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A timely account of a raging debate: The history of the ongoing struggle between the presidents and Congress over who has the power to declare and wage war. The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. In Waging War, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals David Barron opens with an account of George Washington and...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-- a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history,...
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