Vol. 130 No. 1
NATION
His credibility declines as his testimony nears
Executive & Legislative
The executive Power shall be vested in a President ARTICLE II SECTION I All legislative Powers . . . shall be vested in a Congress ARTICLE I SECTION I Wars Without Declarations Congress struggles to r
Executive & Legislative
The executive Power shall be vested in a President ARTICLE II SECTION I All legislative Powers . . . shall be vested in a Congress ARTICLE I SECTION I THE PRESIDENCY Fragmentation of Powers * Have the
Judiciary (The Court)
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court ARTICLE III SECTION I THE COURT What They Say It Is The Justices' words instruct the nation, and often address history
Jump Shots and Free Throws
An evening with Dollar Bill and the Seven Dwarfs
Money Master
Arthur F. Burns: 1904-1987
The Ark of America (The Preamble)
The Court's Pivot Man
Powell resigns, opening a door to the right
Words On Pieces of Paper
WORLD
A concession to the military
International Impact (The World)
We the Peoples of the United Mations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER SOVIET UNION All Power to The Party Why Moscow bothers with its often ignored charter
International Impact (The World)
We the Peoples of the United Mations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER BRITAIN Kingdom of Unwritten Rules A constitution of traditions is flexible but lacks checks on power
International Impact (The World)
We the Peoples of the United Nations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER THE WORLD A Gift to All Nations America's example has inspired documents of every imaginable hue
South Korea Talk And Fight
Chun makes an offer to his opponents, but protests resume
Soviet Union Moscow's Man in a Hurry
The Central Committee gives Gorbachev more clout for reform
Terrorism No Deals
West Germany keeps a suspect
The Pariah and the Pope
SCIENCE
The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 SCIENCE What Ever Happened to Metric? Despite some changes, the U.S. hardly gave an inch
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Privacy (Health & Fitness)
No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I HEALTH & FITNESS Cracking Down on the Victims As AIDS spreads, civil liberties
Privacy (Medicine)
No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I MEDICINE Abortion, Ethics and the Law Advancing technology further complicates
SOCIETY
No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I SEXES Those 24 Words Are Back ERA surfaces once more amid doubts about its urg
Equality (Native Americans)
No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I NATIVE AMERICANS Adrift in Their Own Land To the Founding Fathers, Indians wer
Judiciary (American Scene)
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court ARTICLE III SECTION I AMERICAN SCENE This Is Against My Rights! Three who felt wronged -- and determined to battle for red
Living (Living)
Living (Living)
PRESS
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I PRESS Jousts Without Winners After a flurry of major libel cas
RELIGION
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I RELIGION Threatening the Wall Church-state separation has powe
TECHNOLOGY
No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I COMPUTERS Don't Tread on My Data Protecting individual privacy in the informat
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Masthead (Masthead)
Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page JULY 6, 1987 Vol. 130 No. 1
BUSINESS
The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce ARTICLE I SECTION 8 ECONOMY & BUSINESS Rolling Back Regulation A debate rages over how much freedom should be given to industry
EDUCATION
No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I EDUCATION The Heirs of Oliver Brown In Topeka, a landmark equality case is sti
LAW
Amendments . . . shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Consitution ARTICLE V LAW Is It Broke? Should We Fix It? Changing the Constitution is not easy, but plenty of people keep t
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 VIDEO Crying Foul over Fairness Should the Government require that broadcasting be balanced?
Science & Arts (Books)
The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 BOOKS Bicentennial Samplings
Science & Arts (Books)
The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 BOOKS The Word from the Framers Nobody told it better than Madison, Hamilton and Jay
Science & Arts (Art)
The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 ART A Plain, Exalted Vision For the young Republic in search of a style, antiquity was destin
The Great Freedoms (Cinema)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I CINEMA Turned On? Turn It Off Switching channels may be one cu
MILESTONES
Jackie Gleason: 1916-1987
The Great American Flyer
Fred Astaire: 1899-1987
PEOPLE
Amendments . . . shall be valid to all Intends and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution ARTICLE V PEOPLE Contention and Continuity From the U.S. and abroad, views on the charter's merits and shortco
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