Drafting a Constitution for a Nation Or Republic Emerging into Freedom Book

	Introduction	1
1	United States Constitutional Experience	5
I	Authority v. Liberty	5
II	Separation of Powers	7
2	Powers of and Restraints on the Legislature and the President	11
I	Confining the Legislature	11
II	Powers of the President	14
A	The President's Power of Veto	14
B	Power of Appointment	15
C	Power to Pardon Wrongdoers	16
D	The Role of a President Under a Parliamentary System	16
3	Administrative Agencies	19
4	The Judiciary	21
I	The Judicial Function	21
II	Protection of Both Enumerated and Unenumerated Rights	24
III	Protection of Liberty	28
IV	Communist Constitutions	30
V	The New Czech and Slovak Charter	31
VI	Bulgarian Constitution	32
VII	The Proposed Ukrainian Constitution	34
5	Judicial Rules for the Protection of Liberty	37
6	Property Rights and Economic Liberties	45
I	Provisions on Condemnation and Regulation United States Experience Limiting the Legislature	50
II	Regulating Economic Activity United States Experience Limiting the Legislature	59
III	Provisions on Taxation and Spending	62
7	Protecting Solely Liberties and Not Entitlements	65
8	Amending the Constitution	69
9	Concluding Observations	71
	Notes	73
	Appendix I - Suggested Model Constitution for Emerging Nations and Republics	81
	Appendix II - United States Constitution	95
	Index	115
	About the Author	121