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Author:

Sabato, Larry.

Title:

A more perfect constitution : 23 proposals to revitalize our Constitution and make America a fairer country / Larry J. Sabato.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

viii, 342, [1] p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Constitution.
Constitutional law--United States.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
Political participation--United States.
Constitutional amendments--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index.

Contents:

Adding some political rules of the game for the twenty-first century -- The 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 -- ch. 2. Perfecting the presidency -- The presidential term of choice -- The six-year term -- The alternative : a presidential confirmation election -- A lengthened House term (& changes in the Senate term) -- War-making limits : presidential downsizing -- Item veto -- Fairness for all : making the presidency possible for Americans who are not "natural-born" -- ch. 3. 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 -- ch. 4. 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 --
The Index. An American history of service : military calls and civilian supplements -- The case for universal national service (UNS) -- UNS and America's future -- ch. 6. 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 -- ch. 7. 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 -- Conclusion : Getting there from here -- Appendix : United States Constitution and amendments -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Calls for revisions to the Constitution to restore equity for ordinary citizens and offers proposals to reinvigorate the document to incorporate changes to the structure of Congress, the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, and a mandatory national service.

ISBN:

9780802716217 (hbk.)
0802716210 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)153578305

LCCN:

2008613079

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)