Constitutional morality and the rise of quasi-law /

"Americans are increasingly ruled by an unwritten constitution consisting of executive orders, signing statements, and other forms of quasi-law that lack the predictability and consistency essential for the legal system to function properly. As a result, the U.S. Constitution no longer means wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Frohnen, Bruce (Author), Carey, George W. (George Wescott), 1933-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > United States.
Constitutional history > United States.
Rule of law > United States.
Executive power > United States.
Delegated legislation > United States.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Political ethics > United States.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Règle de droit > États-Unis.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
Morale politique > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Constitutional history
Constitutional law
Delegated legislation
Executive power
Political ethics
Rule of law
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A conflict of expectations
  • The rule of law
  • Constitutions : ends, means, and the structure of government
  • The framers' constitution
  • Progressives and administrative governance
  • Progressive reformers and the framers' constitution
  • The new dispensation and the rule of quasi-law
  • Conclusion : the plural structure of society and the limits of law.

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