Format:
Book
Author:
Levinson, Cynthia, author.
Title:
Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2017]
Description:
235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects:
Constitutional law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Civics -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Constitution -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.
Other Author:
Levinson, Sanford, 1941- author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
LCCN:
2017011413
ISBN:
9781561459452
1561459453
9781561459452
1561459453
Other Number:
975998450
System Availability:
2
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
2
Control Number:
673978
Call Number:
j 342.73 Levinson
Course Reserves:
0
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2