Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson.
The authors take readers back to the creation of the Constitution and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced, then they offer possible solutions. Each chapter begins with a story (all but one of them true) that connects directly back to a section of this document that forms the basis of our society and government.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781561459452
- ISBN: 1561459453
- Physical Description: 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1110L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 8.8 9 190605.
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