Constitutional Morality and the Rise of Quasi-Law (pdf)

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Author Bruce P. Frohnen, George W. Carey
Edition 1
Edition Year 2016
Format PDF
ISBN 9780674088870
Language English
Number Of Pages 304
Publisher Harvard University Press

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The principle of separation of powers among co-equal branches of government formed the cornerstone of America’s original constitutional morality. But toward the end of the nineteenth century, Progressives began to attack this bedrock principle, believing that it impeded government from “doing the people’s business.” The regime of mixed powers, delegation, and expansive legal interpretation they instituted rejected the ideals of limited government that had given birth to the Constitution. Instead, Progressives promoted a governmental model rooted in French revolutionary claims. They replaced a Constitution designed to mediate among society’s different geographic and socioeconomic groups with a body of quasi-laws commanding the democratic reformation of society.

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Author

Bruce P. Frohnen, George W. Carey

Edition

1

Edition Year

2016

Format

PDF

ISBN

9780674088870

Language

English

Number Of Pages

304

Publisher

Harvard University Press

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