The Civic Constitution: Civic Visions and Struggles in the Path Toward Constitutional Democracy

by Elizabeth Beaumont

Book Overview

The role of the Constitution in American political history is contentious not simply because of battles over meaning. Equally important is precisely who participated in contests over meaning. Was it simply judges, or did legislatures have a strong say? And what about the public's role in effecting constitutional change? In The Civic Constitution, Elizabeth Beaumont focuses on the last category, and traces the efforts of citizens to reinvent constitutional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190692553
• ISBN13: 9780190692551
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"