Constitutionalism and Liberty

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Anthony D. Bartl is professor in the department of political science and philosophy at Angelo State University.

Jordan T. Cash is assistant professor in political theory and constitutional democracy at James Madison College at Michigan State University.

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This collection of essays explores the relationship between liberty and constitutionalism in American politics, constitutional law, and political theory. Honoring the work of political scientist David K. Nichols, it is a testament to Nichols's influence and explores a wide array of subjects across the discipline of political science.

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Gouverneur Morris on the Mixed Regime and Separation of Powers

John Adams and the Defining of the Federalist Presidency

The Compromise of 1850: The Senate's Triumvirate on the Price of Union

Ronald Reagan as New Deal Conservative

President Obama and the Jeffersonian Tradition of Executive Power

Executive Privileges

American Political Development and Ideational Institutionalism

Power Struggle: Locke and Montesquieu on Judicial Power

Modern Administration and the Integrity of the Article III Judicial Power

The Myth of the Modern Judiciary

"Tender and Sacred Ties": The Abolitionist Defense of Parental Rights and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments

The Flag and the American Constellation

James Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance and the First Amendment

Thomas Jefferson on Higher Education

Leo Strauss on the Significance of the Mutability of "Natural Right"

Macbeth and Christian Rule

Michelangelo's David and the Florentine Republic