Bibliograph

Fault lines in the Constitution, the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today, written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson

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Fault lines in the Constitution, the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today, written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fault lines in the Constitution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson

Sub title

the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today

Summary

Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues

Table Of Contents

It takes two to tango (bicameralism) -- Big states, little say (the Senate) -- Delete! (presidential veto) -- Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) -- How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) -- Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia) -- "I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy) -- Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) -- Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) -- Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) -- Time's up! (presidential term limits) -- The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) -- Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) -- Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) -- The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) -- At war (emergency powers) -- At war with bugs (habeas corpus) -- We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) -- Grading the Constitution -- Now what? -- Post-amble

Target audience

juvenile

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