Locke, Jefferson, and the justices
Subtitle: foundations and failures of the US government
By: by George M. Stephens
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781892941404
Subjects: Constitutional history; LAW; Electronic books; Political aspects; Civil rights; Constitutional; Law; Public
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-203) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The spirit of American rights; title: John Locke : founder of the founders; title: Locke on education and religious tolerance; title: Jefferson : Locke's disciple; title: Jefferson, Locke, and the Declaration of Independence; title: Locke in the constitution; title: Adoption and ratification; title: Our Bill of Rights; title: Jefferson and Hamilton; title: Jefferson's minimalist government; title: The era of substantive due process; title: The progressives; title: From Lochner to Mrs. Dolan : the 20th century; title: How we lost rights, in a footnote; title: Locke make.