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World War II was a disaster for Japan, and the country needed to do a complete turn-about before it could be accepted back into the international community. The Constitution, for example, needed to be completely rewritten to incorporate democratic principles and to reflect popular revulsion at military adventurism. Yet changing the laws was not enough. These new norms needed to be explained to and internalized by the general public. Education was...
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After more than two centuries of mostly very successful services rendered, our constitutional system deserves honor and respect. But it was written by men who had no magic powers to foresee the problems of governing a 21st century superpower in a globalized economy in a country 10 times the size on the one they contemplated. Today, in a nation riven by the nasty 21st century brand of hyperpartisanship that exploits veto points embedded in the system,...
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The principles behind the "Bill of Rights" have helped elevate human civilization to a level of liberty never seen in history. The American experiment inspired the spread of written constitutions and declarations of rights throughout the world, which has raised billions out of poverty, chaos, and oppression. However, without understanding the principles behind the Bill of Rights, all nations, including our own, continue to struggle.
"Behind the Bill...
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¡Despertó, despertó, Chile despertó! Ha sido la consigna que miles de manifestantes corean por las calles y por "las grandes alamedas" luego del 18 de octubre de 2019. Este libro es un registro de los acontecimientos e intenta comprender el significado de tan importante proceso, que está cambiando el curso de la historia de Chile.
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¿Por qué fracasó la Convención Constitucional? Pese a las esperanzas, los sueños y las ilusiones, esta institución caótica, a ratos anárquica, se granjeó el rechazo del mismo pueblo que decía representar. Esta indagación se detiene a observar los sucesos ocurridos en un año que condensa, como un tornado, las últimas y turbulentas décadas del país. A partir de las sesiones plenarias, se inquiere en los intersticios del naufragio. El...
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Sotirios A. Barber is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of On What the Constitution Means and The Constitution of Judicial Power, and coeditor of Constitutional Politics (Princeton).
Welfare and the Constitution defends a largely forgotten understanding of the U.S. Constitution: the positive or "welfarist" view of Abraham Lincoln and the Federalist Papers. Sotirios Barber challenges conventional scholarship...
7) The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America, and Other Importa
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This volume includes some of the most important historical documents in American history. In this edition are included the following: The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America (1776), The Constitution of the United States of America (1787), The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments to the Constitution (1791-1992), The Albany Plan (1754), The Declaration of Rights (1765 – In Response to the Stamp Act), Declaration of Rights and...
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Chile está enfrentado a un proceso constituyente que genera muchas expectativas, pero también muchas inquietudes. El proceso constituyente en 138 preguntas y respuestas es una herramienta de estudio y debate, escrito de la manera más simple y directa, en base a las preguntas más frecuentes que se han generado en los cabildos y asambleas ciudadanas, con el fi n de entregarle instrumentos de discernimiento al único soberano,el pueblo de Chile:...
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Publisher's Weekly says: "Like an episode of The Daily Show crossed with an issue of Mother Jones, this charming little book from Whitten (co-author of Vitally Important's similarly-pitched Secrets of the SuperOptimist) is a winning mix of humor and good citizenship. Based on Thomas Jefferson's assertion that "the Constitution should be revised every 20 years," Whitten proposes a double-handful of amendments "intended to instigate discussion... and...
10) Wall of Misconception: Does the Separation of Church and State Mean the Separation of God and Govt
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The "wall of separation between church and state" is a phrase not found anywhere in the Constitution, but activist judges have recklessly used that phrase to stamp out public religious expression. We are restricted from praying in public schools, the Ten Commandments and other religious symbols have been stripped from public buildings, and the term "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance has been called "unconstitutional". Dr. Peter Lillback exposes...
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The America we love is under siege from the progressive movement. Progressives want to tear down traditional American values and banish our Constitution. Why would they want to do this when Americans have historically enjoyed the most personal opportunity, the most personal freedom, the best standard of living and the best personal safety in the entire world? Traditional American values and governance under the existing Constitution do not allow progressives...
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A partir de abril de 2021, una convención constituyente redactará una nueva Constitución para Chile, la que luego será presentada a la ciudadanía para que en un plebiscito se decida su aprobación. Serán muchos los temas a discutir, entre ellos, el régimen de gobierno, la organización política del Estado y, más en general, los contornos del tipo de país que se quiere construir.
Este libro, en un momento crucial de la historia de Chile,...
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A thorough analysis of the early history and development of judicial review, this is one of the most cited and highly regarded texts on law and government. Author Charles A. Beard ranks among the twentieth century's preeminent judicial and constitutional scholars. His enlightening and accessible survey examines the U.S. high court's role in interpreting and enforcing the laws of the country's framing documents. It addresses the controversies surrounding...
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La lecture des Constitutions arabes -de leur lettre comme de leur pratique- par le biais du pluralisme juridique permet de comprendre la nature et la portée des transformations qui sont à l'œuvre dans ces États, tant ceux qui restent essentiellement attachés à des valeurs traditionnelles que les plus avancés dans les processus de démocratisation et de protection des droits fondamentaux.
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How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution explores the fundamental shift in political and economic thought of the Progressive Era and how the Supreme Court was used to transform the Constitution into one that reflected the ideas of their own time, while undermining America's founding principles. Epstein examines key decisions to demonstrate how Progressives attacked much of the legal precedent and eventually weakened the Court's thinking concerning...
16) Surgimiento de la dualidad de jurisdicciones en Colombia. Entre la regeneración, la dictadura y l
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Esta obra recoge las principales ideas que fundamentan la consagración de un tribunal administrativo, hace referencia a la historia comparada de las principales constituciones del continente, y analiza las fuentes primarias y más autorizadas sobre el contexto y el desarrollo normativo que dio vida a la dualidad de jurisdicciones en Colombia y su estabilización hasta 1913. Así mismo, el autor presenta algunos datos cuantitativos que demostrarán...
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Esta obra colectiva es fruto de reflexiones y debates realizados en diciembre de 2020, en la Facultad de Jurisprudencia, entre académicos, profesores, investigadores y funcionarios públicos, con el objetivo de analizar los avances, desafíos y las promesas incumplidas que ha tenido la aplicación de la Constitución Política de 1991, tras treinta años de su expedición.
El libro ha sido organizado bajo tres ejes temáticos principales: pluralismo...
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution, a protection of the ownership of firearms, has become the source of heated controversy in recent years. Learn about the Founders' views on this important freedom and their solutions for averting the plague of violence that has disrupted communications.
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