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Court Decisions Designed to Preserve the Status Quo ·
Court Decisions Forestalling Change · Court Decisions
Reversing Change · Court Decisions Sanctioning
Change · Court Decisions Initiating Change · Analysis
Chapter 4 A Selective Look at the Impact of the
Political Branches in Effecting Change 		55
Special Problems in Analyzing Changes by the Elected
Branches · A Note on the Appointment and
Confirmation Process · Limits on the Political
Processes · Laws and Executive Orders Designed to
Preserve the Status Quo · Laws and Executive Orders
Designed to Forestall Change · Laws and Executive
Orders Designed to Reverse Change · Laws and Orders
Designed to Sanction Change · Laws and Orders
Designed to Initiate Change Analysis
Chapter 5 Examining the Terminology and Theory of
Constitutional Change 		73
The Terminology of Legal Change · Broader Theories
of Constitutional Change · Analysis · An Alternative
Approach
Chapter 6 Laws, Orders, Judicial Decisions, and
Amendments: A Comparative Analysis 		85
Ease · Range · Direction · Speed · Visibility · Stability
· Flexibility · Democracy · Protection of Minority
Rights · Susceptibility to Special Interests · Federalism
· Separation of Powers · Perceived Legitimacy ·
Historical and Textual Support · Safety and Regularity ·
Constitutional Prolixity and Style · Clarity · Unity ·
Deliberation · Respect for the Constitution ·
Constitutional Atrophy · Efficacy · Finality · Types of
Change · Adequacy · Interaction · Summary ·
Implications for Policy Makers
Appendix: The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 129
Selected Bibliography 135
Table of Cases 147
Index 151

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Publication Information: Book Title: Constitutional Change in the United States: A Comparative Study of the Role of Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Interpretations, and Legislative and Executive Actions. Contributors: John R. Vile - author. Publisher: Praeger Publishers. Place of Publication: Westport, CT. Publication Year: 1994. Page Number: viii.
    
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