Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution 1776-1995

KYVIG, DAVID E.

ISBN 10: 0700607927 / ISBN 13: 9780700607921

Published by University Press of Kansas, Lawrence,KS, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution 1776-1995
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas, Lawrence,KS
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700607927
• ISBN 13: 9780700607921
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition, First printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History: General

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Synopsis

Of the 10,000 amendments proposed by the method stipulated in Article V of the US Constitution, only 27 were ratified into law. This study re-examines the creation and operation of Article V and shows the process and substance of each main effort at changing the structure of the federal government.

Review

-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 "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