The Guarantee Clause Of the U.S. Constitution (Cornell Studies in Civil Liberty.)

Wiecek, William M. The Guarantee Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, [1972]. [xi], 324 pp. 182 pp. Reprint available December, 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 1-58477-505-X. Cloth. $ 75. * Wiecek, Congdon Professor of Law and Professor of History at Syracuse University, offers a comprehensive analysis of the origins and development of the clause in Article IV, Section 4 that guarantees a republican form of government to every state of the union. Chapters are devoted to rebellions against state or national authority, slavery, reconstruction and two pivotal cases: Luther v. Borden (1849) and Baker v. Carr (1962).William M. Wiecek is the author of 'The Guarantee Clause Of the U.S. Constitution (Cornell Studies in Civil Liberty.)', published 2004 under ISBN 9781584775058 and ISBN 158477505X.