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Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today Cover Image Book

Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson.

Levinson, Cynthia, (author.). Levinson, Sanford, 1941- (author.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781561459452
  • ISBN: 1561459453
  • Physical Description: 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, 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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Subject:
Constitutional law > United States > Juvenile literature.
Civics > Juvenile literature.
United States > Constitution > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Constitutions.

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