Re-framers : 170 eccentric, visionary, and patriotic proposals to rewrite the U.S. Constitution /
Re-Framers: 170 Eccentric, Visionary, and Patriotic Proposals to Rewrite the U.S. Constitution sets the stage for this review by describing various prequels to the U.S. Constitution and explaining how the final document emerged at the Constitutional Convention. The subsequent chapters examine many p...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Re-Framers: 170 Eccentric, Visionary, and Patriotic Proposals to Rewrite the U.S. Constitution sets the stage for this review by describing various prequels to the U.S. Constitution and explaining how the final document emerged at the Constitutional Convention. The subsequent chapters examine many proposed alternatives and revisions to the Constitution from its establishment until the present, illuminating perceived strengths and weaknesses of the current document as well as the pros and cons of possible amendments. Readers ranging from lay citizens who are interested in constitutional issues to historians, political scientists, law professors, and reference librarians will all benefit from this unparalleled examination of proposed constitutional amendment. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 397 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610697330 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1610697332 (hbk. : alk. paper) |