America's unwritten constitution : the precedents and principles we live by / Akhil Reed Amar.
Publication details: New York : Basic Books, c2012.Description: xvi, 615 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780465029570
- 9780465064908
- 342.7302/9 23
- KF4541 .A875 2012
Contents:
Title Notes:
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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