| Description |
xvi, 615 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Reading between the lines : America's implicit constitution -- Heeding the deed : America's enacted constitution -- Hearing the people : America's lived constitution -- Confronting modern case law : America's "warrented" constitution -- Putting precedent in its place : America's doctrinal constitution -- Honoring the icons : America's symbolic constitution -- "Remembering the ladies" : America's feminist constitution -- Following Washington's lead : America's "Georgian" constitution -- Interpreting government practices : America's institutional constitution -- Joining the party : America's partisan constitution -- Doing the right thing : America's conscientious constitution -- Envisioning the future : America's unfinished constitution. |
| Summary |
Explores the little-understood relationship between the written Constitution and the many external factors that shape the interpretations of this foundational document. |
| Subject |
Constitutional history -- United States.
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Constitutional history. |
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United States. |
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Constitutional law -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Constitutional law -- Social aspects. |
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Constitutional law. |
| ISBN |
9780465029570 |
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0465029574 |
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