What Should Constitutions Do? / [electronic resource]
by Paul, Ellen Frankel [editor of compilation.]; Miller, Jr, Fred D [editor of compilation.]; Paul, Jeffrey [editor of compilation.].
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BookSeries: Social Philosophy and Policy.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).ISBN: 9781139151528 (ebook).Subject(s): Political scienceOnline resources: Cambridge Books Online Summary: The essays in this volume - written by prominent philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars - address the basic purposes of constitutions and their status as fundamental law. Some deal with specific constitutional provisions: they ask, for example, which branches of government should have the authority to conduct foreign policy, or how the judiciary should be organized, or what role a preamble should play in a nation's founding document. Other essays explore questions of constitutional design: they consider the advantages of a federal system of government, or the challenges of designing a constitution for a pluralistic society - or they ask what form of constitution best promotes personal liberty and economic prosperity.
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The essays in this volume - written by prominent philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars - address the basic purposes of constitutions and their status as fundamental law. Some deal with specific constitutional provisions: they ask, for example, which branches of government should have the authority to conduct foreign policy, or how the judiciary should be organized, or what role a preamble should play in a nation's founding document. Other essays explore questions of constitutional design: they consider the advantages of a federal system of government, or the challenges of designing a constitution for a pluralistic society - or they ask what form of constitution best promotes personal liberty and economic prosperity.
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