{"product_id":"american-constitutional-history-9781119734277","title":"American Constitutional History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReveals how the Constitution has evolved over the past 235 years, featuring updated coverage of the 2020 presidential election and constitutional changes made by the Supreme Court up to June 2021\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Constitutional History: A Brief Introduction, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e presents a concise and accessible history of the 235-year development of the Constitution since its ratification. The book is organized around five distinct periods in U.S. historythe New Republic, the Slave Republic, the Free-Market Republic, the Social Welfare Republic, and the Contemporary Republicto demonstrate the evolution of the American republic and its founding document over time. With an engaging narrative approach, author Jack Fruchtman describes how constitutional changes have occurred through both formal amendments and informal decisions by the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdated to cover the period from 2015 to 2021, the second edition examines the controversial presidentia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Book xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The New Republic, 1781–1828 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classical Republican Tradition 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Locke, Deism, and Religious Liberty 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Ideological Origins of the New Republic 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRatification and the Bill of Rights 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Representative and Constitutional Democracy 28\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudicial Review, Judicial Duty 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Policy in the New Republic 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nationalization of the Constitution and Executive Power 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Slave Republic, 1789–1877 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional Amendments 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Commerce, Nullification, and Slavery 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Economic Rulings 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nullification Controversy 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDred Scott 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Civil War and Reconstruction 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLincoln and War 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstruction 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Rights and Privileges 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivileges and Immunities 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s Rights 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersecution of Newly Freed Slaves 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 The Free Market Republic, 1877–1937 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional Amendments 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Development of Substantive Due Process 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcedural Due Process 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstantive Due Process 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestraint of Trade in the Free Market Era 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberty of Contract 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating Industry 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Depression 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Civil Rights After Reconstruction 112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality and African Americans 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParents and Educational Rights 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right to Be Let Alone 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Re-emergence of Executive Power 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and the Presidency 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica and World War I 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriminal Anarchy and Criminal Syndicalism in the 1920s 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 The Welfare State Republic, 1937–1995 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional Amendments 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Advocates and Enemies of Social Welfare 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Court Changes 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Social Welfare Programs 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Growth of Civil Liberties 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Expression 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Press 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Establishments 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriminal Suspects and Capital Punishment 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivacy 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Civil Rights Movement 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool Desegregation 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivil and Voting Rights 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrict Scrutiny and Affirmative Action in Higher Education 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffirmative Action in Government Contracts 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s Rights and Affirmative Action 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Expanding Presidential Power 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresidential Power and Japanese Internments 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilitary Tribunals 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVietnam and Its Aftermath 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRe-emergence of a Powerful Executive 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 The Executive Republic, 1995–2021 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Federal Commerce Power and Economic Regulation 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrowing Federal Commerce Power 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthcare Reform 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Civil Liberties and Judicial Doctrines 208\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Establishments 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Liberty 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaign Finance and Speech Rights 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right to Bear Arms 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right to Privacy 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 The Struggle for Equal Rights and Criminal Justice 224\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffirmative Action and Education 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSame-Sex and Transgender Rights 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoting Rights 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapital Punishment and Criminal Justice 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 The Continued Growth of Executive Power 238\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Terrorist Attacks and the Bush Administration 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWars in Afghanistan and Iraq 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObama and Unilateral Executive Action 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Authority under Trump 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mueller Investigation and the First Impeachment 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Presidential Campaign and Its Aftermath 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Campaign and the Second Trump Impeachment 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Biden Presidency, 2021 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Republic If You Can Keep It 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue 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