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  | | Fault Lines in the Constitution The Graphic Novel: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today (World Citizen Comics) by Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson, Ally Shwed Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by First Second ISBN-13: 978-1-250-21161-3, ISBN: 1-250-21161-1 "The latest volume in our World Citizen Comics graphic novel series, Fault Lines in the Constitution teaches readers how this founding document continues to shape modern American society." |
 | | Framed(1st Edition) America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance by Sanford Levinson Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-989075-0, ISBN: 0-19-989075-7 "In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctimonious reverence," but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper, asking what were the original assumptions underlying our institutions, and whether we accept those assumptions 225 years later. In Framed, Levinson challenges our belief that the most import ..." |
 | | Our Undemocratic Constitution(1st Edition) Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How We the People Can Correct It) by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-536557-3, ISBN: 0-19-536557-7 "Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of incompetent presidents nor assure continuity of government following catastrophic attacks. Less important, perhaps, but certainly problematic, is the appointment of Supreme Court judges for life. Adding insult to injury, the United States Constitution is the most di ..." |
 | | Responding to Imperfection - The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1995 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02570-4, ISBN: 0-691-02570-3 " An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. The relative ease or difficulty of amendment has significant implications for the ways that governments ..." |
 | | Democracy and Dysfunction(1st Edition) by Sanford Levinson, Jack M. Balkin Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-61204-1, ISBN: 0-226-61204-X "It is no longer controversial that the American political system has become deeply dysfunctional. Today, only slightly more than a quarter of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction, while sixty-three percent believe we are on a downward slope. The top twenty words used to describe the past year include “chaotic,” “turbulent,” and “disastrous.” Donald Trump’s improbable rise to power and his 2016 Electoral Colleg ..." |
 | | Fault Lines in the Constitution(Updated) The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Peachtree Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-1-68263-106-5, ISBN: 1-68263-106-0 "Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the U.S. Constitution.Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced―then they offer possible solutions. Think Electoral College, gerrymandering, even the Senate. Many of us take these features in our system for granted. But they came about thr ..." |
 | | Torture(Updated) A Collection by Sanford Levinson, Ariel Dorfman Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530646-0, ISBN: 0-19-530646-5 "Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet within six weeks after September 11, articles began appearing suggesting that torture might be "required" in order to interrogate suspected terrorists about future possibilities of violence. The United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as ..." |
 | | Our Undemocratic Constitution(1st Edition) Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How We the People Can Correct It) by Sanford Levinson Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530751-1, ISBN: 0-19-530751-8 "The Constitution is one of the most revered documents in American politics. Yet this is a document that regularly places in the White House candidates who did not in fact get a majority of the popular vote. It gives Wyoming the same number of votes as California, which has seventy times the population of the Cowboy State. And it offers the President the power to overrule both houses of Congress on legislation he disagrees with on politi ..." |
 | | Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition, 2020 Supplement (Supplements) by Paul Brest, Sanford Levinson, Jack M. Balkin, Akhil Reed Amar, Reva B. Siegel Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2020 by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ISBN-13: 978-1-5438-2029-4, ISBN: 1-5438-2029-8 "New to the 2020 Edition: The Trump impeachment The government's power to regulate during the coronavirus pandemic The Black Lives Matter protests and constitutional change The Supreme Court's most recent abortion decision (June Medical) The ..." |
 | | Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking(7th Edition) Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition, 2019 Supplement (Supplements) by Paul Brest, Sanford Levinson, Jack M. Balkin, Akhil Reed Amar, Reva B. Siegel Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2019 by Wolters Kluwer ISBN-13: 978-1-5438-0934-3, ISBN: 1-5438-0934-0 "New to the 2019 Edition: Presidential declarations of emergency powers The Mueller Report and presidential impeachment Constitutional conflicts over congressional investigations Incorporation of the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause Emoluments Clause litigation Hawaii v. Trump " |
 | | An Argument Open to All(Reprint) Reading "The Federalist" in the 21st Century by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2017 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-23066-6, ISBN: 0-300-23066-4 "From one of America’s most distinguished constitutional scholars, an intriguing exploration of America’s most famous political tract and its relevance to today’s politics In An Argument Open to All, renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America’s most famous political tract. Rather than concern himself with the authors as historical figures, or how The Federalist helps us understand the origi ..." |
 | | The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition(6th Edition) (The Chicago History of American Civilization) by Robert G. Mccloskey, Sanford Levinson Paperback, 418 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-29689-0, ISBN: 0-226-29689-X "For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey s classic work on the Supreme Court s role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation s highest court. As in prior editions, McCloskey s original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluc ..." |
 | | Constitutional Faith(Reprint) by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 1989 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-02321-2, ISBN: 0-691-02321-2 " "I found Constitutional Faith a profound and profoundly unsettling examination of the paradoxes of Constitutional history. I imagine it will be necessary reading from now on to all those readers, and not only scholars, sensitive to the delicate web of beliefs that gives cohesion to our national life and identity."--E. L. Doctorow "The signal virtue of these fascinating travels through the metaphoric and historical life of the secul ..." |
 | | The American Supreme Court, Fourth Edition(4th Edition) (The Chicago History of American Civilization) by Robert Green Mccloskey, Sanford Levinson Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-55682-6, ISBN: 0-226-55682-4 "First published more than forty years ago, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the U.S. Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court. In this fourth edition, Sanford Levinson extends McCloskey's magisterial treatment to address the Court's most recent decisions, including its controversial ruling in Bush v. Gore and its expansion of sexual pr ..." |
 | | Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition, 2021 Supplement (Supplements) by Paul Brest, Sanford Levinson, Jack M. Balkin, Akhil Reed Amar, Reva B. Siegel Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2021 by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business ISBN-13: 978-1-5438-4721-5, ISBN: 1-5438-4721-8 "Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition, 2021 Supplement" |
 | | An Argument Open to All Reading "The Federalist" in the 21st Century by Sanford Levinson Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19959-8, ISBN: 0-300-19959-7 "From one of America s most distinguished constitutional scholars, an intriguing exploration of America s most famous political tract and its relevance to today s politics In "An Argument Open to All, " renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America s most famous political tract. Rather than concern himself with the authors as historical figures, or how "The Federalist" helps us understand the ..." |
 | | Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking(6th Edition) Cases and Materials by Paul Brest, Sanford Levinson, Jack M. Balkin, Akhil Reed Amar, Reva B. Siegel, Brest/Levinson Hardcover, 1,638 Pages, Published 2014 by Wolters Kluwer ISBN-13: 978-0-7355-9444-9, ISBN: 0-7355-9444-9 "Buy a new version of this Connected Casebook and receive access to the online e-book, practice questions from your favorite study aids, and an outline tool on CasebookConnect, the all in one learning solution for law school students. CasebookConnect offers you what you need most to be successful in your law school classes – portability, meaningful feedback, and greater efficiency. This extraordinary team of authors traces the historical ..." |
 | | Framed(Reprint) America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-932524-5, ISBN: 0-19-932524-3 "In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctimonious reverence," but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper, asking what were the original assumptions underlying our institutions, and whether we accept those assumptions 225 years later.In Framed, Levinson challenges our belief that the most importa ..." |
 | | Constitutional Faith(Updated) by Sanford Levinson Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2011 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15240-0, ISBN: 0-691-15240-3 " This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, Sanford Levinson opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. While some view the Constitution as the central component of an American religion that serves to unite the social ..." |
 | | Law School Casebook Ser.(3rd Edition) Processes of Constitutional Decision Making 2004 : Cases and Materials by Paul Brest, Sanford Levinson Hardcover, 1,632 Pages, Published 1992 by Little Brown & Co Law & Business ISBN-13: 978-0-316-10787-7, ISBN: 0-316-10787-5 |
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