# American Constitutional Law and Politics

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/american-constitutional-law-and-politics/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,842,338 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the development of American political thought and history, focusing on topics such as the American founding, constitutional government, religious freedom, public opinion, separation of church and state, presidential prerogative, early republic, federalism, political philosophy, and nationalism. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13445 |
| Works | 496,367 |

## Topic papers all

- [Democratic Temperament: The Legacy of William James.](https://scholariq.org/papers/democratic-temperament-the-legacy-of-william-james/)
- [Abortion in a Restrictive Legal Context: The Views of Obstetrician–Gynaecologists in Buenos Aires, Argentina](https://scholariq.org/papers/abortion-in-a-restrictive-legal-context-the-views-of-obstetrician-gynaecologists/)
- [Reforming Birth and (Re)making Midwifery in North America](https://scholariq.org/papers/reforming-birth-and-re-making-midwifery-in-north-america/)
- [When Liberty Subverts Federalism:Is Nullification of Federal Law Legitimate?](https://scholariq.org/papers/when-liberty-subverts-federalism-is-nullification-of-federal-law-legitimate/)
- [Uncooperative federalism or dinosaur constitutionalism: The affordable care act and the language of states rights](https://scholariq.org/papers/uncooperative-federalism-or-dinosaur-constitutionalism-the-affordable-care-act/)
- [A Relic North Carolina Can Do Without -- The Rule in Shelley's Case](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-relic-north-carolina-can-do-without-the-rule-in-shelley-s-case/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Michel Foucault](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michel-foucault/)
- [Anthony Giddens](https://scholariq.org/researchers/anthony-giddens/)
- [Douglass C. North](https://scholariq.org/researchers/douglass-c-north/)
- [Judith Butler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/judith-butler/)
- [Francis Fukuyama](https://scholariq.org/researchers/francis-fukuyama/)
- [David Hume](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-hume/)
- [Robert D. Putnam](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-d-putnam/)
- [Cass R. Sunstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cass-r-sunstein/)
- [Clifford Geertz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/clifford-geertz/)
- [J. L. Wright](https://scholariq.org/researchers/j-l-wright/)
- [Peter L. Berger](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-l-berger/)
- [Émile Durkheim](https://scholariq.org/researchers/emile-durkheim/)

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