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Category: Constitutional law

  • Initiative

    Initiative Definition Initiative may be defined, in government, as a procedure for the introduction of proposed legislation by means of public petition, and for the enactment of the proposal into law by popular vote. The two types of initiative are direct initiative and indirect. […]

  • Initiative

    Initiative Definition Initiative may be defined, in government, as a procedure for the introduction of proposed legislation by means of public petition, and for the enactment of the proposal into law by popular vote. The two types of initiative are direct initiative and indirect. […]

  • Court Systems

    Court Systems Court Hierarchy in the Legal System “Court level or hierarchy defines to a great degree the extent to which a decision by one court will have a binding effect on another court. The federal court system, for instance, is based on a three-tiered structure, in which the United States District Courts are the…

  • International Constitutional Law

    International Constitutional Law…

  • National Constitutions

    National Constitutions…

  • Nation-State

    Introduction to Nation-StateNation-State, territory controlled by a single government and inhabited by a distinct population with a common culture that shapes the identity of its citizens." (1)ResourcesNotes and ReferencesInformation about <a href="http://law…

  • Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment

    Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment ISBN: 9781604265897 Author: Vile, John R. Vile (edt) (Middle Tennessee State University) Author: David L. Hudson Jr. (Vanderbilt University) Pages: 928 Publisher: CQ Press Subject: Reference-Encyclopedia, Constitutional Law, United States Copyright: 2012 and 2013 Publication Date: 2012-12-31 Language: English Encyclopedia of the…

  • List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    List of Authors to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Main Entries: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Listing of entries to the Encyclopedia by Author: Benjamin Aaron Professor of Law, Emeritus University of California, Los Angeles LABOR AND THE ANTITRUST LAWS Henry J.…

  • Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

    Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Related entries about this Encyclopedia: List of Entries and Authors of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Bibliographic Details Title: Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Editors: Leonard W. Levy, Dennis J. Mahoney and Kenneth L. Karst Publisher: Cengage Gale, United States Publication Dates: 1986, 1992…

  • Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia

    Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia Book Details ISBN: 9780313329470 Editors/Authors: Marbach, Joseph R., Katz, Ellis and Smith, Troy E. Publisher: Greenwood Subject: United states, Federal government, Civics, Citizenship Publication Date: 2005-12-31 Language: English Pages: 808 Reviews Synopsis This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive reference explaining the major concepts, institutions, court cases, epochs, personalities, and policies that…

  • Political Constitution

    Political Constitution Constitution, in politics, fundamental system of law, written or unwritten, of a sovereign state, established or accepted as a guide for governing the state. A constitution fixes the limits and defines the relations of the legislative, judicial, and executive powers o…

  • Civil Liberties Concerns

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: International ConcernsTo establish the principles of civil liberties and civil rights on an international basis, the United Nations Charter was drawn up after World War II (1939-1945); it states that one of the purposes of the UN is to promote and encourage…

  • Civil Liberties Spread

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: History Spread of Civil LibertiesBritish colonists brought the concepts of limited government and individual freedom to the New World. The early laws of Virginia, Massachusetts, and other colonies reflected interest in the reform of criminal procedure that …

  • Civil Rights And Civil Liberties

    Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesCivil Rights and Civil Liberties, political and social concepts referring to guarantees of freedom, justice, and equality that a state may make to its citizens. Although the terms have no precise meaning in law and are sometimes used interchangeably, distinct…

  • Civil Rights And Civil Liberties Early Development

    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties History Early DevelopmentIndividual freedom can survive only under a system of law by which both the sovereign and the governed are bound. Such a system of fundamental laws, whether written or embodied in tradition, is known as a constitution. The idea of go…