Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776–1995
Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776–1995
This book provides a rich and comprehensive history of the politics and operation of the amending process from 1776 to 1995.
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- 1996
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Constitutional amendmentsU.S. constitutional historyPolitics and law
Awards
- Bancroft PrizeWon(1997)
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