Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today

Author

Cynthia Levinson

Call Number

• J 342.73 LEVI (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2017]

Physical Description

235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Summary

Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues.

Contents

• It takes two to tango (bicameralism)
• Big states, little say (the Senate)
• Delete! (presidential veto)
• Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules)
• How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering)
• Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia)
• "I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy)
• Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights)
• Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress)
• Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president)
• Time's up! (presidential term limits)
• The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College)
• Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government)
• Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession)
• The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day)
• At war (emergency powers)
• At war with bugs (habeas corpus)
• We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution)
• Grading the Constitution
• Now what?
• Post-amble.