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_b.A728 2016
100 1 _aAmar, Akhil Reed,
245 1 4 _aThe constitution today :
_btimeless lessons for the issues of our era /
_cAkhil Reed Amar
263 _a1606
264 1 _aNew York :
_bBasic Books,
_c[2016]
300 _avii, 454 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's preeminent constitutional scholar, considers the biggest and most bitterly contested debates of the last two decades--from gun control to gay marriage, affirmative action to criminal procedure, presidential dynasties to Congressional dysfunction, Bill Clinton's impeachment to Obamacare. He shows how the Constitution's text, history, and structure are a crucial repository of collective wisdom, providing specific rules and grand themes relevant to every organ of the American body politic. Leading readers through the particular constitutional questions at stake in each episode while outlining his abiding views regarding the Constitution's letter, its spirit, and the direction constitutional law must go, Amar offers an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand America's Constitution and its relevance today"--
_cProvided by publisher
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 417-429) and index
505 0 _aThe presidency : a return to dynasty? -- The vice presidency : nothing but maybe everything -- The congress : how to fix a broken branch -- The judiciary : who judges the judges? -- Criminal procedure : from O.J. to DNA -- Citizens dis-united : race, guns, gays, and more -- Constitutional anniversaries : remembering to remember -- Bill Clinton's drama : his partisan impeachment -- George W. Bush's drama : his un-popular election -- Barack Obama's drama : his signature statute
650 0 _aConstitutional law
_zUnited States
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aAmar, Akhil Reed, author.
_tConstitution today
_dNew York : Basic Books, 2016
_z9780465096343
_w(DLC) 2016023606
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