Constitutional Rights -What They Are and What They Ought to Be (Law and Philosophy Library, 115)

This Work Explains The Nature Of Constitutional Rights. It Does So By Means Of An Analysis Of The Nature Of Law In General, The Nature Of Constitutions, And The Nature Of Rights. It Looks In Detail At Several Aspects Of Constitutional Law, Rights And Institutions, As Well As Aspects Related To Public Officials, Private Persons, And Associations. In Addition, The Book Critically Examines A Considerable Number Of Debates About Whether Some Actual Or Proposed Constitutional Rights Ought To Be Established And Maintained In The United States Constitution. It Then Identifies The Kinds Of Reasons That Justify Or Fail To Justify Constitutional Rights. The Book Advances The Debate And Makes A Contribution To The Theory And The Practice Of Constitutional Rights--back Cover. Constitutional Law -- Constitutional Rights -- Constitutional Institutions -- Public Officials -- Private Persons -- Associations. Carl Wellman. Includes Bibliographical References. Preface 6 Contents 8 Chapter 1: Constitutional Law 10 1 National Law 10 2 Social Practice Rules 12 3 Legal Institutions 14 4 National Constitutions 18 5 Constitutional Law 21 References 26 Chapter 2: Constitutional Rights 27 1 Rights 28 2 Constitutional Rights 30 3 Why Both? 34 References 37 Chapter 3: Constitutional Institutions 38 1 Federalism 38 2 The Separation of Powers 46 3 A Presidential System 50 4 A Bicameral Legislature 56 5 Exclusion 61 6 Cloture 64 7 Criminal Legislation 68 8 Judicial Review 71 9 Conclusions 78 References 79 Chapter 4: Public Officials 82 1 The Presidential War Powers 82 2 The Removal of Administrative Officials 88 3 The Line-Item Veto 91 4 The Speech or Debate Immunity 95 5 Life Tenure 100 6 Moral Foundations 107 References 108 Chapter 5: Private Persons 110 1 Life 110 2 The Vote 114 3 Public Education 119 4 Habeas Corpus 126 5 Same-Sex Marriage 130 6 Equal Opportunity 138 7 Freedom of Speech 143 8 Firearms 151 9 The Death Penalty 155 10 Overview 161 References 162 Chapter 6: Associations 165 1 Indian Tribes 165 2 Political Parties 169 3 Labor Unions 173 4 Business Corporations 178 5 Private Clubs 182 6 Universities 186 7 The Press 192 8 Overview 197 References 198 Postscript 200 Front Matter....Pages i-viii Constitutional Law....Pages 1-17 Constitutional Rights....Pages 19-29 Constitutional Institutions....Pages 31-74 Public Officials....Pages 75-102 Private Persons....Pages 103-157 Associations....Pages 159-193 Back Matter....Pages 195-197