TY - BOOK AU - Sharan, Parmatma TI - The constitution of the USA AV - KD35.U6.6 S52C PY - 0000///n.d CY - New Delhi : PB - Meenakshi Prakashan, KW - Constitutional law -- Australia KW - Constitutional law -- United States KW - constitutionn KW - United States -- Constitutional law N1 - 1. INTRODUCTION -- The Land and the People-Constitutional Development-Salient -- Features of the Constitution-Growth of American Constitution: -- Through Amendments-Growth of the Constitution: Through -- Other Methods -- 2 THE EXECUTIVE: THE PRESIDENT -- Election of the President-Powers and Functions of the President- -- Reasons for the Growth of President's Powers and Functions- -- The Presidential Cabinet-President's Executive Office-Conclud- -- ing Observation -- 3. FEDERAL LEGISLATURE: CONGRESS -- Composition and Election-Organisation of Congress-The -- Committee System-Legislative Process-Powers and Functions -- of Congress-Legislative-Executive Relationship-Defects in -- Congress and Proposals for Reform -- 4. FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND CIVIL RIGHTS -- Organisation of Federal Courts-Judicial Review-Civil Rights in -- America -- 5. OTHER ASPECTS -- Governments of States-Federalism-National Administration- -- Local Government. -- 6. POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRESSURE GROUPS -- Growth of Political Parties and their Importance-Characteristics -- of American Party System-Democrats and Republicans : -- Organisation and Issues-A Critical Evaluation-Pressure Groups ER -