A machine that would go of itself : the Constitution in American culture / Michael Kammen.
Examines the influence of the constitution on U.S. culture, looks at misconceptions concerning it, and describes how the Constitution has been interpreted, defended, and attacked.
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Record details
- ISBN: 0394529057
- ISBN: 9780394529059
- Physical Description: xxii, 532 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: pages 413-507. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The problem of constitutionalism in American culture -- To make the Constitution a practical system -- All that gives us a national character -- The Constitution threatens to be a subject of infinite sects -- On this day, one hundred years ago -- The American and the British constitution are two entirely different things -- The crisis in constitutionalism -- God knows how dearly we need a constitutional revival -- Decisions are politics when constitutional questions are up for decision -- My God! Making a racket out of the Constitution -- Illegal defiance of constitutional authority -- Our Bill of Rights is under subtle and pervasive attack -- The public got strange and distorted views of the court and its rulings -- It's what holds us together. |
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| Subject: | Constitutional history > United States. Public opinion > United States > History. United States > Civilization. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Government and Heritage Library | 342.73029 K15m (Text) | 33091002519213 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
