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Explaining the beginning of constitutional negotiations -- Explaining the outcomes of constitutional negotiations before the fall of the Soviet Union -- Yeltsin's missed opportunity? -- Constitutional bargaining within congressional institutions after the fall of the Soviet Union -- Explaining the breakdown of constitutional negotiations.

"There was a time, not so long ago, when marriage turned women into aliens in their own country. For the simple act of marrying a foreign man their citizenship was stripped from them. Often it was replaced with another, although sometimes with none at all. This history is little known, and the laws that performed its strange alchemy are even less understood. The story's end lies in the United Nations Convention on the Nationality of Married Women. The Convention, adopted in 1957 and entered into force in 1958, is, undeniably, one of the lesser known of the international rights-bearing treaties, overshadowed by the mighty UN Conventions that were ratified in the following decades, giving expression to the rights of disadvantaged groups and peoples, including women. Yet, in its day, the 1957 Convention was a great milestone in the protection of rights. It addressed a century-old (or older) practice that had caused hardship in the lives of countless individuals and at the heart of which lay what we recognize today as a profound denial of rights"--

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Highlights of the Fifteenth Edition -- Online Resource Materials -- Acknowledgments -- Case Citation Guide -- Sample Case Citations -- Table of Cases -- PART I -- Chapter 1 Constitutional History and Content -- 1.1 History of the United States Constitution -- 1.2 -Early Steps Toward National Unity -- 1.3 -Articles of Confederation -- 1.4 -Drafting the United States Constitution -- 1.5 -Ratification by the States -- 1.6 Structure and Content of the Constitution -- 1.7 -Separation of the Powers of the Federal Government -- 1.8 -Division of Power between the Federal Government and the States -- 1.9 -Powers Granted to the Federal Government -- 1.10 -Powers the States Are Forbidden to Exercise -- 1.11 -Sovereign Powers Retained by the States -- 1.12 The Bill of Rights -- 1.13 -Applying the Bill of Rights to the States Through the Fourteenth Amendment -- 1.14 The Fourteenth Amendment as a Limitation on State Power -- 1.15 -Due Process of Law -- 1.16 -Equal Protection of the Laws -- 1.17 Adjudication of Constitutional Questions -- 1.18 Federal Remedies for Constitutional Abuses -- 1.19 Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Freedom of Speech -- 2.1 Historical Background -- 2.2 Overview of Constitutional Protection for Speech and Expressive Conduct -- 2.3 Is Speech Involved? -- 2.4 First Amendment Distinction Between a Speaker's Message and the Conduct Associated With Communicating It -- 2.5 Punishing Speech Because of the Message -- 2.6 -Obscenity and Child Pornography -- 2.7 -Fighting Words -- 2.8 -Speech Integral to Criminal Conduct -- 2.9 -Incitement to Immediate Illegal Action -- 2.10 -Hate Speech -- 2.11 -Crude and Vulgar Speech -- 2.12 -Commercial Speech -- 2.13 Restraints on Speech Based on Considerations Other Than the Message

This essay is a historical compilation of the constitutions in need of sovereignty and Universal suffrage as rights of difficult conquest and now we can enjoy. To achieve this task, there was a need to immerse yourself in the various constitutions that Nicaragua has had in force throughout history, with the deserved emphasis of sovereignty, independence, freedom, democracy, the territory on which It exerts such sovereignty, the Nicaraguan being, the citizens' rights and, in particular, the universal suffrage. In the end it will only be related in the conclusive part the effect of these constitutions in the real context of our history, where there is a contrast between the written in the constitutions and what actually happened. ; Este ensayo es una recopilación histórica de las constituciones en menester de la Soberanía y el Sufragio Universal como derechos de difícil conquista y que ahora podemos gozar. Para lograr este cometido, hubo necesidad de ponerse inmerso en las diferentes Constituciones que Nicaragua ha tenido vigentes a largo de la historia, con el énfasis merecido de la soberanía, la independencia, la libertad, la democracia, el territorio sobre el cual se ejerce dicha soberanía, el ser nicaragüense, los derechos ciudadanos y en especial, el sufragio universal. Al final solo se relacionará en la parte conclusiva el efecto de dichas Constituciones en el contexto real de nuestra historia, donde se encuentra un contraste entre lo escrito en las Constituciones y lo sucedido realmente.

This essay is a historical compilation of the constitutions in need of sovereignty and Universal suffrage as rights of difficult conquest and now we can enjoy. To achieve this task, there was a need to immerse yourself in the various constitutions that Nicaragua has had in force throughout history, with the deserved emphasis of sovereignty, independence, freedom, democracy, the territory on which It exerts such sovereignty, the Nicaraguan being, the citizens' rights and, in particular, the universal suffrage. In the end it will only be related in the conclusive part the effect of these constitutions in the real context of our history, where there is a contrast between the written in the constitutions and what actually happened. ; Este ensayo es una recopilación histórica de las constituciones en menester de la Soberanía y el Sufragio Universal como derechos de difícil conquista y que ahora podemos gozar. Para lograr este cometido, hubo necesidad de ponerse inmerso en las diferentes Constituciones que Nicaragua ha tenido vigentes a largo de la historia, con el énfasis merecido de la soberanía, la independencia, la libertad, la democracia, el territorio sobre el cual se ejerce dicha soberanía, el ser nicaragüense, los derechos ciudadanos y en especial, el sufragio universal. Al final solo se relacionará en la parte conclusiva el efecto de dichas Constituciones en el contexto real de nuestra historia, donde se encuentra un contraste entre lo escrito en las Constituciones y lo sucedido realmente.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- About Madison's Notes -- Introduction -- 1. The Genre of Legislative Diaries -- 2. The Practice of Working Notes -- 3. The Success of the Opening Days -- 4. Struggling with Speeches -- 5. An Account of Failed Strategies -- 6. Acquiring a New Role -- 7. The Complexity of Drafting -- 8. The Convention's Changing Relevance -- 9. Correcting and Revising the Notes -- 10. The Infl uence of Mr. Jefferson -- Conclusion -- The Evidence -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Other Titles Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Fifty-Five Founding Fathers -- Delegate Diversity -- Convention Business -- A "Child of Fortune" -- Chapter 2: Creating a Constitution -- Freedom's English Roots -- Liberty in the New World -- A United States Government Takes Form -- Calling for a Constitutional Convention -- The Convention Agenda -- The Virginia Proposal -- The New Jersey Plan -- Convention Clashes -- The Great Compromise -- The Committee of Detail -- Tying Up Loose Ends -- The Committee of Style -- After the Signing -- Chapter 3: Resolving Major Issues -- The Legislative Branch and Congress -- The Executive Branch and the President -- BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- The Judicial Branch -- Other Important Provisions -- The Push for Ratification -- Ratification Accomplished -- Chapter 4: The Bill of Rights -- Arguments Pro and Con -- A Promise Kept -- States and the Bill of Rights -- Chapter 5: It's a Free Country -- The Rights to Pray, Speak, and Write -- Upholding the First Amendment -- Voting and Other Civil Rights -- Rights Against Searches and Seizures -- Rights of the Accused -- The Right to Privacy -- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights Endure -- Appendix A: The Signers -- Connecticut -- Delaware -- Georgia -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey -- New York -- North Carolina -- Pennsylvania -- South Carolina -- Virginia -- Appendix B: Preamble to the Constitution of the United States -- Appendix C: The Bill of Rights -- Article I -- Article II -- Article III -- Article IV -- Article V -- Article VI -- Article VII -- Article VIII -- Article IX -- Article X -- Glossary -- Chapter Notes -- Further Reading -- Internet Addresses -- Index -- Back Cover