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" Democracy and the constitution : "
by Walter Berns.
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BL
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947282
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b701652
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| Main Entry
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Berns, Walter,1919-2015.
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Democracy and the constitution : : essays /\ by Walter Berns.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: AEI Press,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Landmarks of contemporary political thought
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xi, 244 pages ;; 23 cm.
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0844742392
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: 9780844742397
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.
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| Contents
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Ancients and moderns : the emergence of modern constitutionalism -- The illegitimacy of appeals to natural law in constitutional interpretation -- Preserving a living constitution -- Demise of the constitution -- Solving the problem of democracy -- Constitutionalism and multiculturalism -- States' rights and the union -- Talkers -- Why a vice president -- Two-and-a-half cheers for the Electoral College -- Civil not natural rights -- Flag-burning & other modes of expression -- Blue movies -- Hail, New Columbia -- Teaching patriotism -- Religion and the death penalty -- Under God -- What does the constitution expect of Jews -- The assault on the universities : then and now -- Trashing Bourgeois America -- Remembering Frieda Lawrence -- Remembering Herbert Storing.
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Constitutional law-- United States.
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Democracy.
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Constitutional law.
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Democracy.
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Demokratie.
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Verfassungsrecht.
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United States.
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USA.
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342.73
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KF4550.B389 2006
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