America's unwritten constitution the precedents and principles we live by
This work explores the little-understood relationship between the written Constitution and the many external factors that shape the interpretations of this foundational document. Despite its venerated place atop American law and politics, our written Constitution does not enumerate all of the rules...
| Main Author: | Amar, Akhil Reed. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
c2012.
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Table of 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
- Afterward
- Appendix: America's written Constitution.