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What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really
allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents
that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations
from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars. Known
across the country for his appearance on The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart, Professor Richard Beeman is one of the nation's foremost
experts on the United States Constitution. In this book, he has
produced what every American should have: a compact, fully
annotated copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
and amendments, all in their entirety. A marvel of accessibility
and erudition, the guide also features a history of the making of
the Constitution with excerpts from The Federalist Papers and a
look at crucial Supreme Court cases that reminds us that the
meaning of many of the specific provisions of the Constitution has
changed over time. "Excellent . . . valuable and judicious." -Jill
Lepore, The New Yorker
A selection of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have
shaped American society
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above
all--essential reads from American political history, selected by
leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The
Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great
texts of American civic life, including the founding documents,
pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions,
to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially
vital issues.
The Supreme Court is one of America's leading expositors of and
participants in debates about American values. Legal expert Jay M.
Feinman introduces and selects some of the most important "Supreme
Court Decisions" of all time, which touch on the very foundations
of American society. These cases cover a vast array of issues, from
the powers of government and freedom of speech to freedom of
religion and civil liberties. Feinman offers commentary on each
case and excerpts from the opinions of the Justices that show the
range of debate in the Supreme Court and its importance to civil
society. Among the cases included will be "Marbury v. Madison," on
the supremacy of the Constitution and the power of judicial review;
"U.S. v. Nixon," on separation of powers; and "Hamdi v. Rumsfeld,"
a post-9/11 case on presidential power and due process.
The principal founding documents of the United States
government
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above
all--essential reads from American political history, selected by
leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The
Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great
texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative
mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are
encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing
up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,
these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating
resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and
modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents "The
Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution."
Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the
most important document in American history--and why it's as
central in the America of today as it was in creation of the
country.
The defining rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln - politician, president,
and emancipator
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above
all--essential reads from American political history, selected by
leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The
Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great
texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative
mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are
encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing
up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,
these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating
resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens.
As president, Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a
vigor and moral energy that have all but disappeared from today's
public rhetoric. His words are testaments of our history, windows
into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the
writer's art. Renowned Lincoln and Civil War scholar Allen C.
Guelzo brings together this volume of "Lincoln Speeches" that span
the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, the
inspirational and intellectual. The book contains everything from
classic speeches that any citizen would recognize--the first debate
with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided" Speech, the Gettysburg
Address, the Second Inaugural Address--to the less known ones that
professed Lincoln fans will come to enjoy and intellectuals and
critics praise. These orations show the contours of the civic
dilemmas Lincoln, and America itself, encountered: the slavery
issue, state v. federal power, citizens and their duty, death and
destruction, the coming of freedom, the meaning of the
Constitution, and what it means to progress.
A selection of speeches by the most inspiring and persuasive
orators in American history
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above
all--essential reads from American political history, selected by
leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The
Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great
texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative
mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are
encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing
up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,
these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating
resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens.
"American Political Speeches" includes the best American rhetoric
from inside and outside the White House. Some of the greatest words
spoken in American history have come from men and women who lacked
the biggest bully pulpit in the country, but who nevertheless were
able to move the nation with words. Frederick Douglass explained
the irony of Independence Day from the perspective of a slave.
Martin Luther King, Jr. described his dream of an interracial
America. William Jennings Bryan gave voice to social discontent
with a single phrase, "a cross of gold." Barbara Jordan summoned
the nation"s outrage during the impeachment hearings against
Richard Nixon. And the best presidents, not by coincidence, have
tended to be those with an appreciation for the use of language:
Lincoln explaining a new birth of freedom at Gettysburg; John
Kennedy voicing moral outrage at the Berlin Wall; Franklin D.
Roosevelt chatting to a nation gathered in front of radios; Ronald
Reagan addressing Congress freshly healed from an assassination
attempt.
"The best commentary on the principles of government which ever
was written" - Thomas Jefferson
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above
all--essential reads from American political history, selected by
leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The
Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great
texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative
mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are
encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing
up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,
these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating
resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens.
Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the
best way to govern America, "The Federalist Papers "had the
immediate practical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the
newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely
successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary
debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American
political theory. "The Federalist Papers "make a powerful case for
power-sharing between State and Federal authorities and have only
risen in legal influence over the last two centuries. Beeman's
analysis helps clarify the goals, at once separate and in concert,
of Madison, Hamilton, and Jay during their writing, and his
selections show the array of issues--both philosophical and
policy-specific--covered by this body of work.
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