World War I and the American Constitution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107094642)

The First World War profoundly affected the American political system by transforming constitutional law and providing the predicate for the modern administrative state. In this groundbreaking study, William G. Ross examines the social, political, economic and legal forces that generated this rapid change. Ross explains how the war increased federal and state economic regulatory powers, transferred power from Congress to the President, and altered federalism by enhancing the powers of the federal government. He demonstrates how social changes generated by the war provided a catalyst for the expansion of personal liberties, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the rights of women, racial minorities, and industrial workers. Through a study of constitutional law, gender, race, economics, labor, the prohibition movement, international relations, civil liberties, and society, this book provides a major contribution to our understanding of the development of the American Constitution.

Author: William G. Ross
ISBN-10: 110709464X
ISBN-13: 9781107094642
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/27/2017
Pages: 402
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.24w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2018