The American Constitution and Its Provenance
by Richard G. Stevens
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In this comprehensive collection of essays representing a lifetime of scholarship, distinguished political scientist Richard Stevens examines the fundamental principles of the American Constitutional order. Stevens discusses the Constitution's roots in Renaissance and Enlightenment political philosophy, and evaluates several major twentieth-century constitutional commentators. With a focus on the core of constitutional principle, Stevens critiques such views as that the Constitution founds a show more mixed regime, or is rooted in Christianity, or is a 'living constitution, ' or is to be interpreted in the light of a 'higher law background.' Broad in scope and penetrating in analysis, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of constitutional law, American political thought, and American history. show lessMembers
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Since his retirement from the National Defense University in 1994, Richard G. Stevens has taught as Adjunct Professor of Government at American University. He had previously taught at the University of Washington and at Georgetown University. He is the author, most recently, of Reason and History in Judicial Judgment (2008) and The American show more Constitution and Its Provenance (1997) and is the editor of the third-edition of American Political Thought (2010), as well as the author of numerous journal articles in the fields of political philosophy and constitutional law. show less
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, History, Philosophy
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- 342.73 — Society, government, & culture Law U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments North America Constitutional law--United States
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- KF4541 .S695 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Constitutional law Constitutional history of the United States
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