Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Federal Historic Preservation Laws
Author: United States
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Agricultural Conservation Program
Author: United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Keeping Faith with the Constitution
Author: Goodwin Liu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199752834
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199752834
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
Areas Administered by the National Park Service
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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Category : Natural resources conservation areas
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Natural resources conservation areas
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Program Plan
Author: National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Public Rewards from Public Lands
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Forestry in Minnesota
Author: Samuel Bowdlear Green
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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"Do Things Right the First Time"
Author: George F. Williss
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
Author: Michael P. Conzen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780875801285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This vol. is primarily a bibliography of sources about the canal that runs from Chicago to LaSalle, Ill. Historical information is included.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780875801285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This vol. is primarily a bibliography of sources about the canal that runs from Chicago to LaSalle, Ill. Historical information is included.