Dialectics of American constitutionalism

The article examines the dialectic of constitutionalism of the United States of America. The evolution of American constitutional doctrines of the XIX – early XXI centuries is insufficiently covered in the works of Russian political scholars. The combination of elements of democracy and anti-democracy in US constitutionalism is in dialectical interaction and reflects the inconsistency of American civilization. There is currently a debate in American political and legal thought about the “basic values of America”, including issues of individual freedom and the provisions of the national Constitution.

Keywords

democracy, anti-democracy, American constitutionalism, dialectical interaction, political and legal thought

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15.06.2022

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28.04.2023

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GOST	Berlyavskiy L. Dialectics of American constitutionalism // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2023. – Issue 4 C. 119-129 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520024818-0-1 (circulation date: 18.02.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520024818-0
MLA	Berlyavskiy, Leonid G "Dialectics of American constitutionalism." Gosudarstvo i pravo 4 (2023):119-129. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520024818-0
APA	Berlyavskiy L. (2023). Dialectics of American constitutionalism. Gosudarstvo i pravo (4), pp.119-129 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520024818-0

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