{"product_id":"unintended-consequences-of-constitutional-amendment-paperback","title":"Unintended Consequences of Constitutional Amendment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bodenhamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Currie\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDonald G. Nieman\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstitutional amendments, like all laws, may lead to unanticipated and even undesired outcomes. In this collection of original essays, a team of distinguished historians, political scientists, and legal scholars led by award-winning constitutional historian David E. Kyvig examines significant instances in which reform produced something other than the foreseen result. An opening essay examines the intentions of the Constitution's framers in creating an amending mechanism and then explores unexpected uses of that instrument. Thereafter, authors focus on the Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments, addressing such subjects as criminal justice procedures, the presidential election system, the Civil War's impact on race and gender relations, the experiment in national prohibition, women's suffrage, and, finally, limits on the presidency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether these contributions illuminate aspects of constitutional stability and evolution, challenging current thinking about reform within the formal system of change provided by Article V of the Constitution. Forcefully demonstrating that constitutional law is not immune to unanticipated consequences, the eight scholars underscore the need for care, responsibility, and historical awareness in altering the nation's fundamental law.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID E. KYVIG is a professor of history at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRepealing National Prohibition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExplicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776-1995\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the 1997 Bancroft and Henry Adams Prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.95 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643327758595,"sku":"9780820321912","price":69.34,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/SndPakRHWWUxRzB1VzVLZ0ZWWWlJZz09.webp?v=1768693979","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-de\/products\/unintended-consequences-of-constitutional-amendment-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}