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Books on: american constitutional amendments

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Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment

Book by Sanford Levinson; Princeton University Press, 1995

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Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Amendments--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...neat, alas. Formal amendments may address important...system. The Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...political system. Constitutional interpretation...important than many amendments in re shaping the...restructuring in American constitutional history when he declared...likely that today most Americans who have thought...
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Constitutional Change in the United States: A Comparative Study of the Role of Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Interpretations, and Legislative and Executive Actions

Book by John R. Vile; Praeger Publishers, 1994

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Constitutional Amendments--United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...inexorably in a single direction, amendments may also be adopted to reverse...indicate, there is an example from American history of an amendment which Constitutional amendments can: Figure 2.1 Constitutional Amendments and Change
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Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment

Book by Michael Vorenberg; Cambridge University Press, 2001

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African Americans--Civil Rights--History--19th Century, Constitutional History--United States, Slaves--Emancipation--United States, United States--Constitution--13th Amendment, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans, United States--Politics And Government--1861-1865, United States--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)--Emancipation Proclamation

Collections: History, Entire Library

...abolish slavery by constitutional amendment were African Americans. Their lack...activism of African Americans during the last...diversity in American attitudes toward...Constitution and constitutional amendments. No single...
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No Easy Walk to Freedom: Reconstruction and the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

Book by James E. Bond; Praeger Publishers, 1997

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African Americans--Civil Rights--History--19th Century, Civil Rights--United States--History--19th Century, Constitutional Amendments--United States--Ratification--History--19th Century, Southern States--History--1865-1877, United States--Constitution--14th Amendment--History--19th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...bring "the end of American constitutional liberty." 67 Another...object to in the Constitutional amendments is the Second Section...earlier, proposed amendments that were the antecedent...of the Fourteenth Amendment, the New Orleans...
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Constitutional Amendment in Canada

Book by Paul Gérin-Lajoie; University of Toronto Press, 1950

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Canada--Constitution--Amendments

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...problem of future amendment was not one completely...acquainted with the American constitutional system where the...Conference, or as the Constitutional Act, 1791, had...of the previous constitutional enactments relating...

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Journal Articles on: american constitutional amendments

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Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have

Journal article by Kurt T. Lash; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 25, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...contributions to the American theory of...the Ninth Amendment. Farbers...the Ninth Amendment, of course...Fourteenth Amendments. Here Farber...theory" of constitutional rights and...the Ninth Amendment but claiming...sources, see American Justice for Americans Citizens Act...than English constitutional and common...
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The Constitutional Status of the Ada: an Examination of Alsbrook V. City of Maumelle in Light of Recent Supreme Court Decisions concerning the 11th Amendment

Journal article by Sarah E. Sutor, Susan Elizabeth Grant Hamilton; The Review of Litigation, Vol. 19, 2000

Subjects:

Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US, Constitutional amendments, Constitutional law, Federal court decisions, Immunity from prosecution, States, Supreme Court decisions, Supreme Court-US, United States

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...Section 5 of the 14th Amendment,49 not pursuant...legislation" the constitutional guarantees of the 14th Amendments Equal Protection...alleviating actual constitutional violations.58...connection to a constitutional injury, it created...protected by the 14th Amendment.107 The 14th Amendments Equal Protection...
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Individual Rights under State Constitutions When the Fourteenth Amendment Was Ratified in 1868: What Rights Are Deeply Rooted in American History and Tradition?

Journal article by Steven G. Calabresi, Sarah E. Agudo; Texas Law Review, Vol. 87, 2008

Subjects:

American history, Civil rights, Constitutional amendments, State laws, United States

Collections: History, Entire Library

...73% of the American people in...idea that Americans were actually...Fourteenth Amendment than they...as a state constitutional "endorsement...72% of the American people, but...century Americans. The Third Amendments Quartering...Fourteenth Amendment. D. Fourth...1868 in state constitutional law. 1...
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Asserting the Seventh Amendment: an Argument for the Right to a Jury Trial When Only Back Pay Is Sought under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Journal article by Robert L. Strayer II; Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 52, 1999

Subjects:

Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US, Civil rights, Compensation, Constitutional amendments, Effects, Federal court decisions, Supreme Court decisions, United States

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...challenged under the Seventh Amendment, the Supreme Court has...aversion to making decisions on constitutional grounds.64 While the Court...consider a Seventh Amendment constitutional challenge to a statute...administered.67 For Seventh Amendment purposes, all claims must...or equitable.68 By the Amendments plain language, suits at...
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The Fourteenth Amendment and Native American Citizenship

Journal article by Earl M. Maltz; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 17, 2000

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Citizenship--Laws, regulations, etc., Civil Rights Act of 1866, Native Americans--Laws, regulations, etc., United States Constitution--U.S. Const. amend. 14

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...overruled by a constitutional amendment. Republicans...privilege" of American citizenship...of Native Americans cut across...of Native Americans. Under Elk, a Native American could not...the Native American a constitutional right to...Fourteenth Amendment for Native Americans seeking citizenship...

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Magazine Articles on: american constitutional amendments

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Constitutional Trojan Horse: Seemingly Innocuous Constitutional Amendments -- Designed to Appeal to Good, Patriotic Americans -- Contain Hidden Dangers That Would Greatly Harm Our Republic

Magazine article by George Detweiler; The New American, Vol. 18, July 29, 2002

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Civil rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Constitutional amendments--Interpretation and construction, Constitutions--United States

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Constitutional Trojan Horse: Seemingly Innocuous Constitutional Amendments -- Designed...well-intentioned Americans, those "gifts...within, via a second constitutional convention. Two proposed amendments presently before...Crime Victims Rights Amendment," plays to public...purports to protect American family values by...
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Con-Con Movement Returns: Some Proponents of a Federal Constitutional Amendment to Protect Traditional Marriage Are Considering Calling for a Dangerous Constitutional Convention to Accomplish Their Goal

Magazine article by George Detweiler; The New American, Vol. 22, September 4, 2006

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Constitutional amendments--Forecasts and trends, Marriage law--Interpretation and construction, Marriage law--Political aspects

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...Perils of a Constitutional Convention Amendments are proposed...of-marriage amendment, the convention...federal budget amendment: "After 34...for proposing amendments. In my view...the door to constitutional change far beyond...be done. A constitutional amendments perilous...Even popular amendments, such as the...In fact, the amendment banning same...
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The Establishment Clause: No Aspect of American Constitutional Liberty Is More Misunderstood, Misapplied, and Manipulated Than the First Amendment's Defense of Religious Freedom

Magazine article by Ii Joe Wolverton; The New American, Vol. 27, July 4, 2011

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Church and state--Laws, regulations and rules, Freedom of religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Freedom of speech--Laws, regulations and rules, United States Constitution. 1st Amendment, United States. Naval Academy--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Clause: No Aspect of American Constitutional Liberty Is More Misunderstood...Manipulated Than the First Amendments Defense of Religious...Article I to the Tenth Amendment, every essential...aspect of American constitutional liberty is more misunderstood...manipulated than the First Amendments defense of religious...
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Who's Attacking the Constitution? Citing the Threat of Terrorism, a Cabal of Influential Saboteurs Is Proposing Assorted Amendments That Would Destroy Our Constitutional Checks and Balances

Magazine article by William F. Jasper; The New American, Vol. 19, August 25, 2003

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Carter, Jimmy, Committee on the Constitutional System, Constitutions, Council on Foreign Relations, Cutler, Lloyd N.

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...Proposing Assorted Amendments That Would Destroy Our Constitutional Checks and Balances...pushed hard for a constitutional convention (con...than our present constitutional system. Now, in...acknowledged that the American public was not exactly...I doubt that Americans under normal conditions...
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House Rejects Constitutional Amendment to Limit Taxes

Magazine article; Human Events, Vol. 55, April 30, 1999

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Constitutional amendments, Federal legislation, House of Representatives, Tax legislation

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...House Rejects Constitutional Amendment to...Resolution 37, a constitutional amendment that would have...consider frivolous amendments. Conservatives...reason for the amendment, he said, was...canceled by the American people If they...opened fire on the constitutional argument against...

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Newspaper Articles on: american constitutional amendments

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Economy in the Balance; Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment Needed to Restore Fiscal Sanity

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 29, 2011

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Democratic Party (United States)--Economic policy, Parliamentary procedure--Evaluation, Parliamentary procedure--Public participation, Polarization (Social sciences)--Political aspects, Republican Party (United States)--Economic policy, United States Constitution. Balanced Budget Amendment (Draft)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Balance; Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment Needed to Restore...the Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA). Democrats...token vote on the constitutional amendment in late...Senate, and tell the American people: Let em know...up to 70 percent of Americans support the idea...
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Time for a Constitutional Fix; without a Clear Amendment, Overspending Will Continue

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 16, 2011

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Americans--Political activity, Americans--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...WASHINGTON TIMES Can an amendment to the U.S. Constitution...Polls show most Americans think we need a balanced-budget amendment. Yet serious scholars...spending-limitation amendments have been proposed...realizes that an amendment must be flexible...understood that any constitutional provision without...published in the American Thinker in May...
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Don't Hold Your Breath for a 28th Amendment; Little Will on Hill to Alter Constitution

Newspaper article by Stephen Dian; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 14, 2011

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Budget--Laws, regulations and rules, Budget--Political aspects, Constitutional amendments--Political aspects, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Constitutional law--Political aspects, Federal budget (United States)--Laws, regulations and rules, Federal budget (United States)--Political aspects, National debt--Laws, regulations and rules, National debt--Political aspects, Original intent (Law)--Interpretation and construction, Public debts--Laws, regulations and rules, Public debts--Political aspects, United States Constitution

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...protections for all Americans, Mr. Leahy said...reluctant to propose amendments, but right down to...legislatures, where six amendments that won the approval...states ratified the amendment, but it stalled there...Virginias rules, constitutional amendments needed an absolute...
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Flag Amendment Fails in Senate Constitutional Protection Falls One Vote Short of the 67 Needed

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 28, 2006

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Freedom of speech--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Amendment Fails in Senate Constitutional Protection Falls...shy of passing a constitutional amendment against flag burning...and I hope the amendments support in the Senate...victory for the First Amendment." Senators voted...nation." "The American people deserve the...But I believe Americans gave their lives...
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States Lining Up to Outlaw Same-Sex 'Marriage'; Nine Proposing Constitutional Amendments to Go before Voters

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 9, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Proposing Constitutional Amendments to Go before...filed" a constitutional amendment to define...that the American people are...because the amendment passed the...states have constitutional amendments defining...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: american constitutional amendments

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Fourteenth Amendment

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT addition to the...United States are American citizens and citizens...citizenship of African Americans was thereby established...antisodomy laws were constitutional, and thus that...excluding Native Americans not taxed. A...protect African-American suffrage but never...main effective constitutional guarantee of African...
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Quebec , Province, Canada

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...penetrated the North American continent. The...Quebec. By the Constitutional Act of 1791 the...1990. A package of constitutional reforms was subsequently...granted a veto over constitutional amendments. Separatists said...
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Venezuela

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of all Latin American dictators, Juan...won passage of constitutional amendments that...Organization of American States said the...mirrored many of the constitutional amendments that voters had...constitutional amendment that would end...
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Nicaragua

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...member of the Central American Federation . Nicaraguan...held under a Central American peace initiative...attempted to pass constitutional amendments curtailing the presidents...that would delay the constitutional changes until 2007...
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Gay-Rights Movement

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1990s. A number of American corporations now...couples have the constitutional right to marry...2004) state constitutional amendments restricting...states now have such amendments. After New Jerseys...subsequently passed a constitutional amendment banning it. In Maine...

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