Constitutional Change in the United States - A Comparative Study of the Role of Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Interpretations, and Legislative and Executive Actions

List of contents

Preface
The Process of Constitutional Amendment and Constitutional Change
A Survey of Constitutional Amendments and Their Impact on Change
A Selective Look at Supreme Court Decisions and Their Impact on Change
A Selective Look at the Impact of the Political Branches in Effecting Change
Examining the Terminology and Theory of Constitutional Change
Laws, Orders, Judicial Decisions, and Amendments: A Comparative Analysis
Appendix: Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

John R. Vile is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA.

Product details

• Authors: John R. Vile, Vile John R.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.1994
• EAN: 9780275949181
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94918-1
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; USA, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Politics, Law, and Government