“The book is carefully organized and well written, and it deals with a question that is still of great importance—what is the relationship of the Bill of Rights to the states.”—Journal of American History“Curtis effectively settles a serious legal debate: whether the framers of the 14th Amendment intended to incorporate the Bill of Rights guarantees and thereby inhibit state action. Taking on a formidable array of constitutional scholars, . . . he rebuts their argument with vigor and effectiveness, conclusively demonstrating the legitimacy of the incorporation thesis. . . . A bold, forcefully argued, important study.”—Library Journal
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Forward vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 - From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights and Beyond 18 Chapter 2 - The Historical Background of the Fourteenth Amendment 26 Chapter 3 - The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment 57 Chapter 4 - In Which Some Historical Arguments Against Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Are Analyzed 92 Chapter 5 - The Amendment Before the States 131 Chapter 6 - Congressional Interpretation 154 Chapter 7 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part One) 171 Chapter 8 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part Two) 197 Conclusion 212 Notes 221 Index 267
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“The book is carefully organized and well written, and it deals with a question that is still of great importance—what is the relationship of the Bill of Rights to the states.” - Journal of American History
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780822310358
Publisert
1990-01-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Duke University Press
Vekt
431 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Biographical note

Michael Kent Curtis is Professor of Law at Wake Forest University School of Law.