Constitutional Brinksmanship: Amending the Constitution by National ConventionOxford University Press, 1988 M12 8 - 264 pages In this first systematic study of the legal problems relating to the convention clause, Russell Caplan shows that repeated constitutional crises have given rise to state drives for a national convention nearly every twenty years since the Constitution was enacted. He deftly examines the politics of constitutional brinksmanship between Congress and the states to reveal the ongoing tension between state and federal rights and constitutional tradition and reform. |
Contents
Part II Operating Principles | 91 |
Conclusion The Politics of Uncertainty | 159 |
Appendix Convention Applications of Virginia and New York 17881789 | 165 |
Works Frequently Cited | 169 |
Notes | 173 |
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Constitutional Brinksmanship: Amending the Constitution by National Convention Russell L. Caplan No preview available - 1988 |
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