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020			_a0465094104 _q(paperback)
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035			_a(OCoLC)967967010
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090			_aKF4541 _b.P386 2016
100	1		_aPaulsen, Michael Stokes, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Constitution : _ban introduction / _cMichael Stokes Paulsen and Luke Paulsen.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2016.
300			_axviii, 364 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 345-353) and index.
520			_a"In The Constitution, constitutional scholar Michael Stokes Paulsen and his son Luke provide a clear, accessible introduction to the history and meaning of this historic document. Beginning with the Constitution's birth in 1787, Paulsen and Paulsen offer a grand tour of its history and interpretations, introducing readers to the characters and controversies that have shaped this founding instrument in the 200-plus years since its creation. In order to properly judge contemporary readings of the Constitution, Paulsen and Paulsen argue, it is first necessary to understand the origins--and original meaning--of the document's articles and amendments. The Constitution itself has evolved into a more perfect document since its inception, they show, through the addition of amendments abolishing slavery, establishing civil rights, and broadening the right to vote. Yet the officials charged with interpreting the Constitution have often stretched its meaning far beyond its intended boundaries, substituting their own judgments for those of the Constitution's framers and reformers. In order to stay true to this essential American document, the authors argue, it is imperative that we, the people, know the meaning and history of each of the Constitution's components and allow ourselves to be guided by the intentions of its authors--not the opinions and whims of the judges charged with interpreting it. A lucid history of and guide to this foundational American document, The Constitution provides readers with the tools to think critically and independently about constitutional issues--a skill that is ever more essential to the continued flourishing of American democracy"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aUpheaval : the revolutionary creation of the U.S. Constitution -- Superstructure : the framers' grand design -- Powers : the sweeping powers of Congress, the President, and the courts -- Slavery : the Constitution's collusion with evil -- Freedoms : the enactment and meaning of the Bill of Rights -- Infancy : defining controversies in the Constitution's early years (1790-1860) -- Crisis : Lincoln, the Civil War, and Reconstruction (1860-1876) -- Betrayal : the Supreme Court's abandonment of the Constitution (1876-1936) -- Restoration : the Constitution through Depression, World War, and segregation (1936-1960) -- Controversy : the modern dra of judicial activism (1960-2015) -- Coda : lessons for the twenty-first century.
650		0	_aConstitutional history _zUnited States.
650		7	_aConstitutional history. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00875777
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
650		7	_aLAW / Constitutional. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / General. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aPaulsen, Luke, _eauthor.
938			_aQuality Books, Inc. _bQUAL _nqbi17000475
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