Framed : America's fifty-one constitutions and the crisis of governance /
In 'Framed', Levinson challenges the belief that the most important features of America's 51 constitutions concern what rights they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance such as congressional bicameralism, the selection of the President by the electo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 'Framed', Levinson challenges the belief that the most important features of America's 51 constitutions concern what rights they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance such as congressional bicameralism, the selection of the President by the electoral college, or the dimensions of the President's veto power - not to mention the near impossibility of amending the United States Constitution. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 437 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199890767 0199890765 9780190260088 0190260084 1280594659 9781280594656 9786613624482 6613624489 0199930872 9780199930876 |