French Policy And The American Alliance

History

Corwin, Edward S.

Americas

Franklin Classics

French Policy and the American Alliance of 1778

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French Policy And The American Alliance Of 1778

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Kessinger Publishing

John Marshall And The Constitution: A Chronicle Of The Supreme Court (1919)

Literary

Edward S. Corwin's Constitution and What It Means Today

Princeton University Press

For over seventy-five years Edward S. Corwin's text has been a basic reference in the study of U.S. Constitutional Law. The 14th edition, the first new edition since 1973, brings the volume up to date through 1977.
 In this classic work, historian Edward Corwin presented the text of the U.S. Constitution along with his own commentary on its articles, sections, clauses, and amendments. Corwin was a renowned authority on constitutional law and jurisprudence, and was hired at Princeton University by Woodrow Wilson in 1905.
 Far from being an impersonal textbook, Corwin's edition was full of opinion. Not afraid to express his own strong views of the development of American law, Corwin offered piquant descriptions of the debates about the meaning of clauses, placing recent decisions of the court "in the familiar setting of his own views." The favor of his style is evident in his comments on judicial review ("American democracy's way of covering its bet") and the cabinet ("an administrative anachronism" that should be replaced by a legislative council "whose daily salt does not come from the Presidential table").
 Corwin periodically revised the book for nearly forty years, incorporating into each new edition his views of new Supreme Court rulings and other changes in American law. Although Corwin intended his book for the general public, his interpretations always gained the attention of legal scholars and practitioners. The prefaces he wrote to the revised editions were often controversial for the views he offered on the latest developments of constitutional law, and the book only grew in stature and recognition.
 After his death in 1963, other scholars prepared subsequent editions, fourteen in all.

The Constitution and What it Means Today

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

For over seventy-five years Edward S. Corwin's text has been a basic reference in the study of U.S. Constitutional Law. The 14th edition, the first new edition since 1973, brings the volume up to date through 1977. In this classic work, historian Edward Corwin presented the text of the U.S. Constitution along with his own commentary on its articles, sections, clauses, and amendments. Corwin was a renowned authority on constitutional law and jurisprudence, and was hired at Princeton University by Woodrow Wilson in 1905. Far from being an impersonal textbook, Corwin's edition was full of opinion. Not afraid to express his own strong views of the development of American law, Corwin offered piquant descriptions of the debates about the meaning of clauses, placing recent decisions of the court "in the familiar setting of his own views." The favor of his style is evident in his comments on judicial review ("American democracy's way of covering its bet") and the cabinet ("an administrative anachronism" that should be replaced by a legislative council "whose daily salt does not come from the Presidential table"). Corwin periodically revised the book for nearly forty years, incorporating into each new edition his views of new Supreme Court rulings and other changes in American law. Although Corwin intended his book for the general public, his interpretations always gained the attention of legal scholars and practitioners. The prefaces he wrote to the revised editions were often controversial for the views he offered on the latest developments of constitutional law, and the book only grew in stature and recognition. After his death in 1963, other scholars prepared subsequent editions, fourteen in all.

Edward S. Corwin's Constitution and What It Means Today: 1978 Edition

Criminal Law

John Marshall and the Constitution: Chronicles of America Part 16

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

This work is primarily a study in American public law, with an approach that is partly historical , partly analytical, and partly critical. The central theme is the development and contemporary status of presidential power and of the presidential office under the Constitution, but the personal and political aspects of the subject are also covered. Professor Corwin discusses the historical and philosophical conceptions of the executive power of government, the changes that have taken place in the manner of electing the President, the tenure of his office, the electoral college, and the duties and responsibilities of the President as chief administrator, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, initiator of foreign policy, and legislative leader. It might be well for all of us to ponder the implication of Professor Corwin's challenging words, "Kept within bounds, the power and prestige of the Presidency comprise the most valuable political asset of the American people."

The President: Office and Powers

Leaders & Notable People

New York University Press

The President: Office and Powers, 5th Edition

NYU Press

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