Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 306 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0300129025
,
0300078021
,
0300089015
,
0585337993
,
9780300129021
,
9780300078022
,
9780300089011
,
9780585337999
Series Statement:
Contemporary law series
Content:
In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties
Content:
Why we have the Bill of Rights -- Habeas corpus -- Bills of attainder -- The First Amendment: the Establishment Clause -- The First Amendment: the Free Press Clause -- The right to bear arms -- The Fourth Amendment: search and seizure -- The Fifth Amendment: the right against self-incrimination -- Double jeopardy -- The double jury system: grand and petty -- The Eight Amendment -- The Ninth Amendment: unenumerated rights
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300078022
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300078021
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300089015
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300089011
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Levy, Leonard W. (Leonard Williams), 1923-2006 Origins of the Bill of Rights New Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, ©1999
Language:
English
URL:
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