The year of living constitutionally: one man's humble quest to follow the Constitution's original meaning (May 2024)

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    • Reading Level (Grade):
      Adult
    • Pages:
      240 p.
    • Starred Reviews:
      Kirkus (March 1, 2024)
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    • Subjects:
      Jacobs, A. J., 1968-; Constitutional law; Constitutional amendments; Constitutional history; United States
    • Content Notes:
      Voting, eighteenth-century style -- Meet the forefathers -- Freedom of speech -- Quartering soldiers -- The overly Supreme Court -- A letter of marque and reprisal -- The room where it actually happened -- Rights and more rights -- Women's rights -- The right to assemble -- Amending the Constitution -- Petitioning the government for redress of grievances -- Racism and the Constitution -- Calling a constitutional convention -- A complete listing of all arguments for and against originalism that everyone will agree is absolutely definitive and error-free -- Muskets & milita -- Robo-Madison -- War and the Constitution -- Washington City -- Red tape and the Constitution -- The bill of takeaways.
    • ISBN:
      9780593136744, hardback, US
      9780593136751, ebook, US
    • Publication Year:
      2024
    • Country of Publication:
      United States of America
    • Dewey Decimal Classification:
      342.73
    • Library of Congress Control Number:
      2023057911
    • Accession Number:
      176092420