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America's unwritten constitution : the precedents and principles we live by
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America's unwritten constitution : the precedents and principles we live by / Akhil Reed Amar.
ISBN
9780465029570
0465029574
Published
New York : Basic Books, c2012.
Physical Description
xvi, 615 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 03, 2013
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.
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