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Perry, Barbara; Weber, Paul J.

 
9780275933470: Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0275933474 ISBN 13 : 9780275933470
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1989

Synopsis

Since the first and only constitutional convention in 1787, 26 amendments have been added to our governing document, but not one of them became law by virtue of the convention method. Despite more than 400 applications, no constitutional convention has been called in 202 years. Indeed it was James Madison who wrote, Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention. . . . I should tremble for the result of a Second." In Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention, Weber and Perry present a balanced, scholarly look on this controversial topic and introduce surprising conclusions.

Weber and Perry seek to determine if, in fact, the first convention was a runaway, as common wisdom holds, and they examine the process by which the Convention was called. They also review the attempts since 1787 to call a second constitutional convention, and they confront many of the questions commonly raised about a potential convention, including the process for electing delegates and the ability of Congress to establish and control the convention's procedures and substance of what a convention does. In their final chapter, they reflect on the realities of a balanced-budget amendment."

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À propos de l'auteur

PAUL J. WEBER is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville. He wrote Private Churches and Public Money (Greenwood Press, 1981) and contributed to numerous publications including The Review of Politics, Polity, The Journal of Law and Politics, and several law reviews.

BARBARA A. PERRY is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sweet Briar College. She has written articles for the Journal of Church and State and the Journal of Law and Politics and is at work on another book regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's Catholic Seat.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275933474
ISBN 13 
9780275933470
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
189
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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