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Informationen zum Autor Alexander Tsesis is Raymond & Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional Law and Professor of Law at the Loyola University School of Law. He is the author of For Liberty and Equality (Oxford University Press) and We Shall Overcome (Yale University Press). Klappentext Constitutional Ethos persuasively demonstrates the relevance of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution's Preamble to constitutional interpretation. Tsesis skillfully uses history, doctrine, and philosophical analysis to demonstrate the relevance of principle to the resolution of contemporary legal issues from healthcare, to campaign financing, and public accommodation law. Zusammenfassung Constitutional Ethos persuasively demonstrates the relevance of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution's Preamble to constitutional interpretation. Tsesis skillfully uses history, doctrine, and philosophical analysis to demonstrate the relevance of principle to the resolution of contemporary legal issues from healthcare, to campaign financing, and public accommodation law. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION A. Constitution and Theory B. Written Constitution and Norms C. Theoretical Validity D. Constitutional Rights and Social Equality E. Other Theories PART I: SOURCES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CHAPTER 1: PRINCIPLED CONSTITUTIONAL DISCOURSE A. Complex Society B. Discursive Pluralism CHAPTER 2: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN HISTORICAL RELIEF A. Identifying Foundational Theory B. Place in History C. Antislavery D. Popular Government and the Common Good CHAPTER 3: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM A. Declaration of Principle B. Declaration and Constitution C. Ethical Standard D. The Declaration and the Structure of Government E. Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the Reconstruction Amendments 1. Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Meaning 2. The Wisdom of Reconstruction 3. Enforcement of the Ideal F. Judicial Rollback CHAPTER 4: THE PREAMBLE AND GENERAL WELFARE A. From Declaration of Independence to Preamble B. Preamble as Constitutional Gateway C. The People of the United States D. Pluralistic Federalism E. General Welfare and Federal Involvement in Public Programs PART II: ETHOS AND MAXIMS CHAPTER 5: CONSTITUTIONAL ETHOS A. Constitution and Ethos B. Stable Ideal of Government C. Generalities and Facts D. Norms and Aspirations E. Modality and Procedure F. Individual and Society CHAPTER 6: MAXIMS AND GOVERNMENT POWER A. Maxims of Public Trust B. Living Up to Ideals C. Principles and Public Opinion D. Interpreting Principles CHAPTER 7: MAXIM OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE A. Interpretive Construction B. Collective Cooperation C. Rights and General Welfare D. Personal Interests and Social Ends E. Progressive Constitutionalism PART III: INTERPRETIVE CONTEXTS AND APPLICATION CHAPTER 8: THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES A. Originalism B. Living Constitutionalism C. Neutral Principles D. Living Up to Constitutional Ideals CHAPTER 9: MAXIM CONSTITUTIONALISM TODAY A. Political Community B. Personal Heath and Public Welfare C. State Sovereign Immunity D. Congressional Authority and Judicial Barriers to Its Exercise F. Concluding Remarks ...
