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Very short introductions volume 244
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 146 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. No mere civics lesson, this eye-opening book provides an insider's perspective on Congress"--
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty. Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently, and thus violates the ban on "cruel and unusual punishments" specified by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. "Today's administration of the death penalty," Breyer writes, "involves three fundamental constitutional...
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