Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American CultureTransaction Publishers - 530 pages |
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... proposed his " Court - packing " plan , amply illus- trates this . • • 14 " We are depending on you to uphold the Constitution and to vote against any tampering with the Supreme Court . " [ Referring to the nine Supreme Court justices ] ...
... proposed his " Court - packing " plan , amply illus- trates this . • • 14 " We are depending on you to uphold the Constitution and to vote against any tampering with the Supreme Court . " [ Referring to the nine Supreme Court justices ] ...
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... proposed amendments . Following the Supreme Court's restrictive deci- sions pertaining to school prayer , 1962-64 , more than 170 amendment bills appeared . Considering all of these proposals , by now numbering well in excess of 2,000 ...
... proposed amendments . Following the Supreme Court's restrictive deci- sions pertaining to school prayer , 1962-64 , more than 170 amendment bills appeared . Considering all of these proposals , by now numbering well in excess of 2,000 ...
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... proposals . 25 A different portion of the iceberg has not been entirely submerged ; but neither has it been accessible to the lay public . Although the U.S. Constitution contains only about 6,000 words , millions of additional words ...
... proposals . 25 A different portion of the iceberg has not been entirely submerged ; but neither has it been accessible to the lay public . Although the U.S. Constitution contains only about 6,000 words , millions of additional words ...
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... proposed by politicians in this country , " he observed in 1848 , " but they do not produce the fruits which might be expected , because the nation is so accustomed to work in the harness it has placed on itself , that nothing seems ...
... proposed by politicians in this country , " he observed in 1848 , " but they do not produce the fruits which might be expected , because the nation is so accustomed to work in the harness it has placed on itself , that nothing seems ...
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... proposal for a basic textbook to be used by the law faculty at the University of Virginia . The syllabus in- cluded the Declaration of Independence , The Federalist Papers ,. 25 The Problem of Constitutionalism in American Culture.
... proposal for a basic textbook to be used by the law faculty at the University of Virginia . The syllabus in- cluded the Declaration of Independence , The Federalist Papers ,. 25 The Problem of Constitutionalism in American Culture.
Contents
2 | 43 |
PART | 125 |
The American and the British Constitution | 156 |
The Crisis in Constitutionalism | 185 |
God Knows How Dearly We Need | 219 |
Decisions Are Politics When Constitutional | 255 |
My God Making a Racket out | 282 |
PART FOUR | 313 |
The Public Got Strange and Distorted | 357 |
Its What Holds Us All Together | 381 |
Appendix A A Note on the Sources | 403 |
Abbreviations | 411 |
95 | 417 |
156 | 429 |
Index | 509 |
Our Bill of Rights Is Under | 336 |
Other editions - View all
A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture Russell Fraser Limited preview - 2017 |
A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture Michael G. Kammen Limited preview - 2006 |
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