The Constitution of 1787: A Commentary / Edition 1

by George Anastaplo

Overview

"A marvelous instrument for introducing citizens to their Constitution" (Mortimer J. Adler), "this is exactly the kind of book that former Chief Justice Burger, as Chairman of the Bicentennial Commission, has been pleading with scholars and scholarly presses to produce" (Thomas L. Pangle, University of Toronto).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801836060
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	02/28/1989
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Denied admission to the Illinois bar in 1950 after he refused on principle to answer questions about his political associations, George Anastaplo took his case to the Supreme Court, and lost, 5-4. In a famous dissent—which Justice William J. Brennan said "immortalized George Anastaplo"—Justice Hugo L. Black wrote, "We must not be afraid to be free." George Anastaplo is professor of law at Loyola University of Chicago, lecturer in the liberal arts at the University of Chicago, and author of The American Moralist. He has been honored by the recent two-volume Festschrift, Law and Philosophy.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Constitutions of the Americans
Chapter 2. Preamble
Chapter 3. Article I, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
Chapter 4. Article I, Section 7
Chapter 5. Article I, Section 8
Chapter 6. Article I, Section 9 & 10
Chapter 7. Anglo-American Constitutionalism
Chapter 8. Article II, Section 1
Chapter 9. Article II, Sections 2, 3, & 4
Chapter 10. Article III, Sections 1 & 2
Chapter 11. Article III, Sections 2 & 3
Chapter 12. The State Constitutions in 1787
Chapter 13. Article IV
Chapter 14. Article V
Chapter 15. Article VI
Chapter 16. Article VII
Chapter 17. The Americans of the Constitution
Appendix and Sources
Notes
Index

What People are Saying About This

Mortimer J. Adler

A marvelous instrument for introducing citizens to their Constitution.

Editorial Reviews

"Those desiring to engage in the enterprise of 'thinking about the Constitution' in the company of a resourceful and knowledgeable guide will find this book quite interesting and enjoyable."

Journal of American History - Edward Dumbauld

Those desiring to engage in the enterprise of 'thinking about the Constitution' in the company of a resourceful and knowledgeable guide will find this book quite interesting and enjoyable.

— Edward Dumbauld

Journal of American History

A distinguished legal scholar, Anastaplo has undertaken a pioneer venture, an exe getical journey through the Constitution, article by article, section by section, vir tually clause by clause. Perceiving an un broken Anglo-American legal history, he emphasizes the framers' indebtedness to English common law and claims a contin uous line from English constitutionalism to the Declaration of Independence and then to the Constitution--hardly received scholarly truths. Insisting upon Con gress's dominance among the three branches of government, Anastaplo of fers example upon example of its powers and warns against presidential aggran dizements and the worship we have made of the executive office. Though his ap proach seems mechanical at first, this study is sensitive to complexity and throws up fresh analytic shards. It will be used by legal scholars for decades to come.--Milton Cantor, Univ. of Massa chusetts, Amherst

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