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BL
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629080
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| Main Entry
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Amar, Akhil Reed
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| Title & Author
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America's unwritten constitution : : the precedents and principles we live by /\ Akhil Reed Amar
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xvi, 615 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780465029570
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: 0465029574
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Reading between the lines : America's implicit constitution -- Heeding the deed : America's enacted constitution -- Hearing the people : America's lived constitution -- Confronting modern case law : America's "warrented" constitution -- Putting precedent in its place : America's doctrinal constitution -- Honoring the icons : America's symbolic constitution -- "Remembering the ladies" : America's feminist constitution -- Following Washington's lead : America's "Georgian" constitution -- Interpreting government practices : America's institutional constitution -- Joining the party : America's partisan constitution -- Doing the right thing : America's conscientious constitution -- Envisioning the future : America's unfinished constitution
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| Abstract
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Explores the little-understood relationship between the written Constitution and the many external factors that shape the interpretations of this foundational document
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Constitutional history-- United States
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Constitutional law-- Social aspects-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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342.7302/9
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| LC Classification
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KF4541.A875 2012
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