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The Constitution of the United States Revised and Updated

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Authors:
  1. Michael H. DeArmey

    1. School of Humanities, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA

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  • Addresses polarization in Congress and the Federal judiciary

  • Provides for an expanded and justified Bill of Rights

  • Includes a Bill of Goods and a Bill of Basic Duties and Responsibilities

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction: Rebirth of America Through Constitutional Enrichment

    • Michael H. DeArmey
    Pages 1-17

  3. The Constitution of the United States Revised and Updated

    • Michael H. DeArmey
    Pages 19-54

  4. Historical and Analytical Justifications for Revisions to the United States Constitution

    • Michael H. DeArmey
    Pages 55-97

  5. Why a Constitution Is Necessary. Philosophers on Constitutions: Aristotle and John Adams’ Defence

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    Pages 99-119

  6. The Federalist Papers: Constitutional Structures

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    Pages 121-141

  7. Specific Topics Under Constitutional Consideration in Aristotle, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin

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    Pages 143-161

  8. Constitutional Topics in the Jefferson/Madison Correspondence, Common Fears and Worries in the Correspondence and the Federalist Papers

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    Pages 163-173

  9. Bill of Rights I: The Establishment Clause and the Right to the Free Exercise of Religion

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    Pages 175-205

  10. Bill of Rights II: The Right to Bear Arms

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    Pages 207-216

  11. Bill of Rights III: Reproductive Rights and Sexual Non-discrimination

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    Pages 217-233

  12. Bill of Rights IV: The Right to Free Assembly in the Workplace, the Right to Establish, Participate or Not Participate in Unions

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    Pages 235-247

  13. Bill of Rights V: The Criminal Justice System

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    Pages 249-259

  14. Bill of Rights VI: The Right to Privacy

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    Pages 261-265

  15. Bill of Goods and Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizens

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    Pages 267-268

  16. John Dewey: Premier Philosopher of American Democracy

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    Pages 269-288

  17. The Dignity of Human Beings as Members of the Biotic Community

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    Pages 289-297

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 299-311
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About this book

At this moment of extreme political polarization in the U.S. which has the potential to threaten the very foundations of the state, Professor Michael DeArmey proposes a revised and updated Constitution. This enriched, reborn Constitution retains much of the current Constitution but also seeks to meliorate and indeed resolve entirely many of the seemingly intractable problems in American democracy. The rights of American citizens are revisited and expanded, and for the first time a wholly new Bill of Goods sets out government’s role in assisting in the necessities for life.

Also new is a Bill of Citizen Duties and Responsibilities.

The book contains a careful defense of the proposed changes, including individual chapters focusing on the most controversial topics. Other chapters explore why a constitution is needed and survey the Federalist papers on Constitutional structure.  The book also examines the writings of Aristotle, John Adams’ Defence, and the correspondence of Madison and Jefferson.

Reviews

“This book is one of the most comprehensive and enlightening works on constitutional government I have ever read. Its ultimate aim is to suggest changes in the present constitution of the United States. But in doing so it provides a history of thinking about the nature and significance of constitutions and constitutional government from ancient thinkers, to early modern thinkers, to the founding figures of the US constitution, Adams, Madison, Hamilton, Jefferson, etc. and later thinkers from Franklin to Dewey who influenced the way democracy and constitutional government in the US was understood.” 

—Professor Robert Kane, University of Texas, Austin, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Humanities, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA

    Michael H. DeArmey

About the author

Michael H. DeArmey is Moorman Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Constitution of the United States Revised and Updated

  • Authors: Michael H. DeArmey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40426-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40425-2Published: 07 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40428-3Due: 21 November 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40426-9Published: 06 November 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 311

  • Topics: Political Philosophy, Political Science, Political Theory

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