Declaration Of Independence, The United States Constitution, Bill Of Rights & Amendments
by Founding Fathers
Calls for revisions to the Constitution to restore equity for ordinary citizens and offers proposals to reinvigorate the document to incorporate changes to the structure of Congress, the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, and a mandatory national service.
In On Royalty Jeremy Paxman delves deep into Britain's royal past. What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them?Jeremy Paxman is used to making politicians explain themselves - but royalty has always been off limits. Until now. He takes a long hard look at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick. Along the way he discovers some fascinating and little-known details. Such as:how Albania came to advertise in England for...
The Federalist Papers with the United States Constitution
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
There is perhaps no more critical juncture in American history than the years in which Americans drafted the federal Constitution, fiercely debated its merits and failings, and adopted it, albeit with reservations. In Contested Conventions, senior historian Melvin Yazawa examines the political and ideological clashes that accompanied the transformation of the country from a loose confederation of states to a more perfect union. Treating the 1787-1789 period as a whole, the book highlights the...
In Book V of Plato's Republic, Socrates proposed that in an ideal society the most capable men and women must rule together equally. But as Natalie Harris Bluestone demonstrates in this cogent study, for generations the most influential classicists, historians of philosophy, and political theorists have ignored or rejected the idea of Philosopher Queens--of women serving as equal partners in the guiding of a just society. She also argues that in recent years many feminist writers, while correcti...
Key Government Reports on Government Operations for May 2019
This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of May, grouped according to the topic: Government Operations.
Key Government Reports for January 2019
This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of January, grouped according to topics. This book is focused on the following topics: Government Operations; Homeland Security; International Affairs; National Defense.
OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION
by Brett Sharp and Chris Markwood
"Oklahoma Government and Politics: An Introduction" is a an extremely readable introduction to state government in Oklahoma. It is designed for use in undergraduate courses as either a primary or supplementary text. Special features include: leadership profiles acquaint students with current and emerging leaders in state government and politics; tables, graphs, figures, and list of leadership profiles provide quick accessibility to presented information; contains the most recent election results...
The American Constitution
by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington
Congressional Liaison Offices & Select Advocacy & Complaint Offices
Federal complaint-handling, ombudsman, and advocacy offices have different forms, capacities, and designations. This book reviews the state of research in this field and the heritage of such offices, examines and compares them, along with recent legislative developments and past proposals to establish a government-wide ombudsman. Furthermore, this book identifies the basic characteristics of these offices, recognising differences among them with regard to their powers, duties, jurisdictions, loc...
EU Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli, edited by Andrew Glencross and Alexander H. Trechsel, represents the first book-length study of the travails of the implementation of federalism at the European level from the perspective of Altiero Spinelli's ideas and his political life, which were both devoted to a federally united Europe. It is also a timely publication given the protracted struggle to implement a new EU institutional architecture-the 2009 Lisbon Treaty-tha...
American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" meddling in their lives; on the other hand, they have repeatedly enlisted governmental help to impose their views regarding marriage, abortion, religion, and schooling on their neighbors. These contradictory stances on the role of public power have paralyzed policymaking and generated rancorous disputes about government's legitimate scope. How did we reach this political impasse? Historian Gary G...
An Essay on the Autographic Collections of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
by Lyman C Draper