The American constitutional order
Subtitle: history, cases, and philosophy
By: Douglas W. Kmiec ... {et al.].
Contributors: Kmiec, Douglas W.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender; LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Newark, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1578
ISBN-13: 9781422426395
Subjects: Constitutional law -- United States; Constitutional law -- United States -- Philosophy; Constitutional history -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The philosophical and natural law basis of the American order: remote and immediate ancestors; title: The declaration and its constitution: linking first principle to necessary means; title: A structurally-divided, but workable, government; title: A limited government of enumerated power; title: A government mindful of dual sovereignty; title: A fair government; title: A government commitment to freedom; title: A government commitment to equality; title: A government of imperfect knowledge of inkblots, liberty and life itself.