A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John R. Vile.
• Authors: Vile, John R
• Contents: Preface to the Seventh EditionAcknowledgmentsChapter 1The Background and Purposes of the ConstitutionThe Colonial Setting • The Declaration of Independence • The Background of the Declaration • The Purpose of the Document • The Idea of Equality of Human Rights • The Purpose of Government • The Right of Revolution • Charges against the English King • Indictments against the King and the Parliament • War Atrocities and Slavery • Recapitulation of Earlier Petitions • Conclusion • The Articles of Confederation • The Background • The Principles and Structures • The Achievements and Problems • Prelude to the Constitutional Convention • The Constitutional Convention • The Delegates • The Rules • The Virginia Plan • The New Jersey Plan • Prominent Convention Issues and Compromises • Ratification of the Constitution • The Preamble • The Purposes of the Constitution • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 2 Article I: The Legislative BranchThe Outline of the Constitution and Separation of Powers • The Priority of the Legislative Branch • Bicameralism • The U.S. House of Representatives • Terms of Office and Qualifications for Voters • Qualifications for the House • Representation and Taxation • The Three-Fifths Clause • U.S. Census • Initial State Representation • House Vacancies • The Speaker of the House • The Power of Impeachment • The U.S. Senate • Representation, Voting, and Terms • Staggered Senate Terms and Vacancies • Qualifications for the Senate • The Legislative Role of the Vice President • Other Senate Officers • Trials of Impeachment • The Consequences of Impeachment • Other Matters Involving Congressional Operations • Elections for Congress • Housekeeping Provisions • Congressional Compensation • Congressional Privilege • The Ineligibility Clause • Article I, Section 7—Procedures for Passing Laws • The Origination Clause • Procedures for Lawmaking and Presidential Vetoes • The Presentment Clause • Article I, Section 8—Powers Granted to Congress • The Power of the Purse • Power to Regulate Commerce • A Note on Native Americans • Power over Naturalization • Power over Bankruptcies • Coining Money and Establishing Uniform Standards • Establishing a Post Office and Promoting Scientific Advances • Establishing Lower Courts • War Powers • Calling the Militia • Governing the District of Columbia • Implied Powers • Congressional Investigations • Article I, Section 9—Limits on Congressional Powers • Slave Importation • The Suspension Clause and the Writ of Habeas Corpus • Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws • Economic Protections for the States • The Appropriation of Money • Limits on Titles of Nobility and Foreign Emoluments • Article I, Section 10—Limits on the States • Powers Reserved to the National Government • The Contract Clause • Other Economic Limits on the States • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 3Article II: The Executive BranchA Single Executive • The Presidential Term • Presidential Selection and the Electoral College • Presidential Qualifications • The Vice President and Presidential Disability • The Presidential Salary • The Presidential Oath • Presidential Duties • Commander in Chief • Getting Advice from the Cabinet • Power to Pardon and Reprieve • Negotiation and Ratification of Treaties • Presidential Appointment and Removal Powers • Recess Appointments Clause • The State of the Union Address • Power to Convene and Adjourn Congress • The President as Chief Diplomat • Power to Execute the Laws and Executive Privilege • Commissioning of Military Officers • Presidential Impeachment • Censure • Executive Orders and Presidential Signing Statements • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 4Article III: The Judicial BranchOrganization and Guidelines • The U.S. Supreme Court and Other Inferior Courts • Judicial Tenure • Judicial Qualifications • Judicial Compensation • The Number of Justices • Supreme Court Decisions • Jurisdiction • Cases Based on Subject Matter and Parties to the Suit • Cases of Original and Appellate Jurisdiction • Limits on the Judicial Branch • The Political Questions Doctrine • Judicial Powers • Statutory Interpretation and Judicial Review • Marbury v. Madison • Judicial Review in Practice • The Exceptions Clause • Protections • Trial by Jury • Treason • The Nature of Article III • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 5Article IV: The Federal SystemThree Forms of Government • Layer Cake or Marble Cake? • Obligations of States to One Another • The Full Faith and Credit Clause • The Privileges and Immunities Clause • Extradition • The Fugitive Slave Clause • The Admission of New States • Governing the Territories • Obligations of the Nation to the States • The Guarantee Clause • Rejected Doctrines of Federalism • Interposition • Nullification • Secession • The Status of Local Governments • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 6Articles V–VII: The Amending Provision and Miscellaneous MattersAmending Procedures • The Most Common Route for Proposal and Ratification • The Unused Convention Mechanism • Rescissions and Time Limits • Is the Amending Process Exclusive? • Entrenchment Clauses • The History of Amendments in the United States • Article VI • The Continuing Validity of Debts • The Supremacy Clause • Oaths of Office and Prohibition of Religious Tests • Article VII • Ratification of the Constitution • The Attestation Clause • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 7The Bill of Rights—The First AmendmentBackground • Application of the Bill of Rights • The Bill of Rights: A Floor or a Ceiling? • The Idea of Rights • The Placement of the First Amendment • The Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses • References to God • The Three-Part Lemon Test and the Wall of Separation • Application of the Establishment Clause to Schools • In Other Contexts • The Free Exercise Clause and the Belief/Practice Dichotomy • Application of the Free Exercise Clause • Freedom of Speech • Justifications for Freedom of Speech • Tests for Subversive Speech • Subsidiary Principles • Obscenity • Symbolic Speech • Fighting Words and True Threats • Libel • Commercial Speech • Campaign Contributions • Freedom of the Press • Prior Restraint • Other Press Issues • Additional First Amendment Rights • Assembly, Association, and Petition • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 8The Bill of Rights: Of Arms and Men—Amendments 2–3The Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms • Rival Interpretations • Modern Militia Groups • The Third Amendment • The Prohibition against Quartering Troops • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 9The Bill of Rights and the Rights of the Accused and the Convicted—Amendments 4–8The Fourth Amendment and Searches and Seizures • An Amendment in Two Parts • The Reasonableness Requirement • Excessive Use of Force • Warrant Requirements • Administrative Searches • The Exclusionary Rule • The Fifth Amendment • Indictment by Grand Jury • The Double Jeopardy Provision • Protection against Self-Incrimination • Physical Evidence versus Testimonial Evidence • The Due Process Clause • The Takings Clause • The Sixth Amendment • Speedy and Public Trials • Right to a Petit Jury • The Rights of Notification, Confrontation, and Compulsory Process • The Right to Counsel • The Seventh Amendment • Petit Juries in Common-Law Cases • The Reexamination Clause • The Eighth Amendment • Bail and Fines • Capital Punishment • Recidivism Laws and Proportionality Concerns • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 10The Bill of Rights, the Rights of the States (Amendments 9–10), and Amendments 11 and 12The Ninth Amendment • Origins • Two Prominent Views of the Amendment • Birth Control and Abortion • Other Privacy Issues • The Tenth Amendment • States' Rights • The Eleventh Amendment • Suits against the States • The Twelfth Amendment • The Electoral College • Nomination Processes • Postscript to the Elections of 2000 and 2020 • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 11The Post–Civil War Amendments—Amendments 13–15Background • The Thirteenth Amendment • The End of Slavery • The Fourteenth Amendment • Citizenship Provisions • Three Important Guarantees • Supreme Court Decisions Limiting the Impact of the Fourteenth Amendment • Brown and the Rebirth of the Fourteenth Amendment • School Busing and Affirmative Action Programs • Equal Protection and Gender-Based Classifications • Equal Protection and Other Classifications • Equal Protection and Legislative Apportionment • A Rebirth of the Due Process Clause? • Reversing the Three-Fifths Clause • Restrictions on Former Rebels • Valid and Invalid Public Debts • Enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment • The Fifteenth Amendment • Racially Discriminatory Voting • The Lesson of the Postwar Amendments • Summary • For Reflection and Discussion • References and Suggestions for Further StudyChapter 12The Progressive Era Amendments—Amendments 16–19The Sixteenth Amendment • The Na
• Edition: Seventh edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (376 pages)
• Subjects: History -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Political Science -- Constitutions; Political Science -- Government -- General; Politics & government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216063865; 8216063865
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