Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today

Examines The Constitutional Origins Of Modern-day Political Problems And Outlines Solutions For These Issues. It Takes Two To Tango (bicameralism) -- Big States, Little Say (the Senate) -- Delete! (presidential Veto) -- Majority Rules, Except When It Doesn't (supermajority Rules) -- How To Cherry-pick Voters (gerrymandering) -- Taxation Without Representation (the District Of Columbia) -- I'll Just Do It Myself!: : Oh, No, You Won't (direct Democracy) -- Who Can Vote? How Do You Know? (voting Rights) -- Who Gets To Represent You? (restrictions On Running For Congress) -- Who Gets A Shot At The Oval Office? (restrictions On Running For President) -- Time's Up! (presidential Term Limits) -- The College With No Courses Or Credits (the Electoral College) -- Knock, Knock. Is Anybody There? (continuity In Government) -- Is There A Leader In The Room? (presidential Succession) -- The Duck's In Charge. January 20th (inauguration Day) -- At War (emergency Powers) -- At War With Bugs (habeas Corpus) -- We Can Change It, Right? (amending The Constitution) -- Grading The Constitution -- Now What? -- Post-amble. Written By Cynthia Levinson And Sanford Levinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.