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The genius of America : how the Constitution saved our country--and why it can again / Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes.

By: Lane, Eric, 1943-Contributor(s): Oreskes, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Bloomsbury: Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, c2007. Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 296 p. ; 19 cmISBN: 1596911999; 9781596911994Other title: How the Constitution saved our country--and why it can againSubject(s): United States. Constitution | Constitutional history -- United States | United States -- Politics and government | United States -- History -- 21st centuryLOC classification: KF4541 | .L334 2007Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
The more fatal problem lies among the people themselves -- Approaching so near to perfection as it does -- That poor little thing : the expression We the people -- To meet extraordinary needs -- The right to alter the established constitution -- A mandate for vigorous action -- Government is not the solution, government is the problem.
Summary: Traces the history of the Constitution and how it came into being, exploring how it has weathered past crises, how it effectively helps us govern our nation, and the current threats to the constitutional process.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index.

The more fatal problem lies among the people themselves -- Approaching so near to perfection as it does -- That poor little thing : the expression We the people -- To meet extraordinary needs -- The right to alter the established constitution -- A mandate for vigorous action -- Government is not the solution, government is the problem.

Traces the history of the Constitution and how it came into being, exploring how it has weathered past crises, how it effectively helps us govern our nation, and the current threats to the constitutional process.

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