Title: Limited government and the Bill of Rights /
Authors: Garry, Patrick M.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: United States.; United States. Decision making.; Constitutional law United States; Constitutional history United States; Federal government United States
Contents: The individual-autonomy view of the Bill of RIghts -- Limited government in the overall constitutional scheme -- The impetus for the Bill of RIghts -- Balancing judicial restraint and democratic rule -- Applying the Bill of RIghts as government-limiting provisions -- The free speech clause as a limited-government provision -- The religion clause and limited government -- How the First Amendment protects individual rights.