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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, Eric, 1943-

Contributor:

Oreskes, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

United States.

United States. Constitution--History.

Physical Description:

296 pages ; 19 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.

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.

Contents:

Introduction: An Extraordinary Accomplishment 1

Part 1 The Invention

1 The More Fatal Problem Lies Among the People Themselves 21

2 Approaching So Near to Perfection as It Does 48

3 That Poor Little Thing-the Expression We the People 80

Part 2 Thank God, It Worked

4 To Meet Extraordinary Needs 103

5 The Right to Alter the Established Constitution 123

Part 3 The Challenge

6 A Mandate for Vigorous Action 147

7 Government Is Not the Solution, Government Is the Problem 174

Conclusion: We 199

Appendix The Constitution of the United States of America 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-282) and index.

ISBN:

1596911999 :

9781596911994

OCLC:

153578454