Amending America
if we love the Constitution so much, why do we keep trying to change it?
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Author
Contributions
- Agel, Jerome. - Contributor
Publication
1993 - Times Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
98,000 words, Guess
Page Count
392 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1743311M
- ISBN-139780812920383
- ISBN-100812920384
- OCLC Control Number26399010
- OCLC Control Numberamendingamericai00bern
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number92050499
- Goodreads1157127
- LibraryThing439405
Classifications
- DDC342.73/03
- LCCKF4555 .B47 1993
Description
The Constitution is the mainspring of American public life. It guides how we govern ourselves and embodies our national ideals. We venerate the founding fathers for giving us a political and moral compass that retains its power two centuries hence, and many Americans stand with Abraham Lincoln in proclaiming our nation "the last best hope on earth." And yet, even as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can't resist tinkering with it. Amending America seeks to answer the enduring question, "If we love the Constitution so much, why do we keep trying to change it?" Richard B. Bernstein and Jerome Agel tell the dramatic story of how, over the past two hundred years, the American people have reshaped the Constitution to meet the country's changing needs. - Jacket flap.
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