We the elites : why the US Constitution serves the few /

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"Written by 55 of the richest white men, and signed by only 39 of them, the US constitution is the sacred text of American nationalism. Popular perceptions of it are mired in idolatry, myth and misinformation. We the Elites examines the Constitution for what it is-- a rulebook empowering elites...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ovetz, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, 2022.
Temas:
Constitutional law > United States.
Constitutions > United States.
Social structure > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Social change > United States.
Constitutional law.
Constitutions.
Elite (Social sciences)
Politics and government.
Social change.
Social structure.
United States > Politics and government.
United States.
Informational works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The United States, democracy, or republic?
  • The framers' vision
  • Preamble: "Intoxicating draughts of liberty run mad"
  • Congress : justice to property
  • Congress : designed for inefficiency
  • Congress : power of the purse
  • The executive : the rule of one
  • The executive : unrestrained global guardian of property
  • The judiciary : the servant above his master
  • Amendments and ratification : an act of force and not of right
  • Beyond the Constitution.

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