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  • Presidents and Political Thought

    by David J. Siemers ...
    “What did the president know and when did he know it?” takes on a whole new meaning in Presidents and Political Thought. Though political philosophy is sometimes considered to be dry and abstract, many of our presidents have found usable ideas embedded within it. In this first comparative study of presidents and political theory, David Siemers examines how some of them have applied this ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • The Myth of Coequal Branches

    Restoring the Constitution’s Separation of Functions

    by David J. Siemers ...
    Series series Studies in Constitutional Democracy
    The idea that the three branches of U.S. government are equal in power is taught in classrooms, proclaimed by politicians, and referenced in the media. But, as David Siemers shows, that idea is a myth, neither intended by the Founders nor true in practice. Siemers explains how adherence to this myth normalizes a politics of gridlock, in which the action of any branch can be checked by the reaction ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • Beyond Checks and Balances

    The Political Purpose of the Separation of Powers

    by Jeffrey Edward Green, David Siemers, George Thomas, Jeffrey K. Tulis, Brigid Flaherty-Staab, Keith Whittington, Sotirios Barber, Kathleen Tipler, Mariah Zeisberg, Thomas Bell ...
    Series series Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism
    An argument for understanding the separation of powers as a political arrangement designed to pursue the common democratic goodBeyond Checks and Balances seeks to rescue the democratic concept of the separation of powers from a popular caricature of it: that checks and balances exist between branches of government to frustrate, slow, and inhibit change. Long regarded as a legal doctrine that must ... Read more

    $79.19 CAD

  • James Madison's Constitution

    A Double Security and a Parchment Barrier

    by Jack N. Rakove, Lynn Uzzell, Alan R Gibson, Quentin P. Taylor, Michael P. Zuckert, David J. Siemers, Jeff Broadwater, Paul Finkelman, George Thomas, Zachary K. German ...
    In James Madison's Constitution, Eric T. Kasper and Howard Schweber have assembled a roster of ten prominent contributors to excavate Madison’s thinking about key concepts and issues over questions of what the Constitution requires, permits, and prohibits. Madison’s key role at the Constitution’s drafting was instrumental in forging the document into what it is today.In many areas, the modern ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People

    by Randy E. Barnett ...
    A concise history of the long struggle between two fundamentally opposing constitutional traditions, from one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars—a manifesto for renewing our constitutional republic.The Constitution of the United States begins with the words: “We the People.” But from the earliest days of the American republic, there have been two competing notions of “the People,” ... Read more

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  • The Originalism Trap

    How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back

    by Madiba K. Dennie ...
    A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives say the Founders meant it“The greatest trick conservatives ever pulled was convincing the world that originalism exists. This book is vital for understanding why the world sucks right now.”—Elie ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Quartet

    Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789

    by Joseph J. Ellis ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers tells the unexpected story of America’s second great founding and of the men most responsible—Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison.Ellis explains of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate ... Read more

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  • Active Liberty

    Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

    by Stephen Breyer ...
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    A Biography

    by Akhil Reed Amar ...
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  • The American Supreme Court

    by Robert G. McCloskey, Sanford Levinson ...
    Series series The Chicago History of American Civilization
    The sixth edition of the classic and concise account of the US Supreme Court, its history, and its place in American politics.For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains ... Read more

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  • Slavery's Constitution

    From Revolution to Ratification

    by David Waldstreicher ...
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  • The Nation That Never Was

    Reconstructing America's Story

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    " P ersuasively argues that we must liberate ourselves from our sentimentalized attachment to the 'Founders' and even the Declaration of Independence" --Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic ConstitutionThere's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the ... Read more

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