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Synopsis
Provides the most complete history of the amendment process of the Constitution & its fundamental importance for Amer. political life. Reexamines the creation & operation of Article V, illuminating the process & substance of each major successful & failed effort to change the formal structure, duties, & limits of the fed. gov t. Analyzes the Founder s intentions; the periods of great amend. activity during the 1790s, 1860s, 1910s, & 1960s; & the failure of amendments involving slavery, alcohol prohibition, child labor, New Deal programs, school prayer, equal rights for women, abortion, balanced budgets, term limits, & flag desecration.
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From the Back Cover
Winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Henry Adams Prize, and the Ohio Academy of History Prize
"Lucidly written and magisterial in scope, this book will be the standard work for many years to come. I strongly recommend it."--Melvin I. Urofsky, author of A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States
"A lively challenge to traditional views that anyone interested in the U.S. Constitution will want to read and reflect upon."--William Leuchtenburg, author of The Supreme Court Reborn
About the Author
David E. Kyvig is professor of history at the University of Akron.
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- PublisherUniv. Press of Kansas
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0788158546
- ISBN 13 9780788158544
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages604
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