A more perfect Constitution : why the Constitution must be revised : ideas to inspire a new generation /: why the Constitution must be revised : ideas to inspire a new generation. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Larry J. Sabato.
• Other Names: Sabato, Larry
• Contents: Creating a capital Congress. Reforming the Senate ; Reforming the House ; Congressional term limits : extreme or mainstream ; Balancing the budget : setting the stage for a great Convention debate ; Continuity of government : preparing for the unthinkable -- Perfecting the presidency. The presidential term of choice ; The six-year term ; The alternative : a presidential confirmation election ; A lengthened House term (and changes in the Senate term) ; War-making limits : presidential downsizing ; Item veto ; Fairness to all : making the presidency possible for Americans who are not "natural-born" -- The new courts : supreme but not eternal. The error of lifetime tenure ; Fixed terms ; Not-so-early retirement ; A balanced bench ; Power of the purse -- Politics : America's missing constitutional link. Of parties, presidential politics, and the quadrennial orgy ; The regional lottery plan for the new Constitution ; The Electoral College : mend it, don't end it ; Adding some political rules of the game for the twenty-first century -- A citizenship of service : asking what we can do for our country-- and ourselves. An American history of service : military calls and civilian supplements ; The case for Universal National Service (UNS) ; Universal National Service and America's future -- Vox populi : what do the people think of constitutional change? The caution light blinks steadily ; Dissatisfaction with the status quo ; Look who's talking ; Appendix. Rasmussen Poll on the proposed new Constitution -- Calling the twenty-first century Constitutional Convention. The Founders' daring-- and our timidity ; The legal netherworld surrounding a new Convention ; Setting the ground rules prior to the Convention ; Calling the Convention ; After the Convention : ratification and its aftermath -- Getting there from here -- United States Constitution and Amendments.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, map
• Subjects: 342.73/03; History -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); Constitutional law -- United States; Political participation -- United States; Constitutional amendments -- United States; Constitutional amendments; Constitutional law; Political participation; Politics and government; Political Science -- Constitutions; Regional & national history; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802777560; 0802777562
• Related ISBNs: 9780802716835; 9780802716217; 0802716830; 0802716210
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-334) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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