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Download full textMeese, Edwin, III – 1986
This paper discusses the distinction between the Constitution and constitutional law. The Constitution is the fundamental law of the United States. It creates the institutions of government, enumerates the powers of these institutions, and delineates areas government may not enter. The Constitution is the instrument by which the consent of the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Meese, Edwin, III – 1986
One of the basic principles of the Constitution--the separation of powers--and its contribution to the preservation and perpetuation of individual liberty is discussed. To renew public appreciation of the Constitution, our fundamental law and the philosophical foundation of our political order, is the most fitting bicentennial celebration U.S.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Meese, Edwin, III – 1987
There has been a renaissance of scholarship during the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Continued implementation of the Constitution requires that its text, its structure, and its principles be widely known and respectfully understood. U.S. citizens need to respect the Constitution as it was understood by those who framed it. Underlying the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Federal Courts
