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"When asked which branch of government protects citizens' rights, we tend to think of the Supreme Court--stepping in to defend gay rights, for example, in the recent same-sex marriage case. But as constitutional scholar Louis Fisher reveals in his new book, this would be a mistake--and not...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisher, Louis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
USA > Congress
United States. > Congress.
États-Unis. > Congress > Pouvoirs et fonctions.
United States. > Congress > Powers and duties.
History.
Civil and political rights.
Separation of powers.
Congress.
United States of America.
Minderheitenrecht
Individualrecht
Gewaltenteilung
Bürgerrecht
Legislative power.
Civil rights.
Human rights.
civil rights.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme.
Separation des pouvoirs > États-Unis.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Human Rights
Government > history
Civil Rights
Separation of powers > United States.
Civil rights > United States > History.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Judging the three branches
  • Founding principles
  • The rights of blacks
  • The rights of women
  • The rights of children
  • Protecting religious liberty
  • The rights of Native Americans
  • Strengthening U.S. democracy.

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