{"product_id":"amending-america-richard-b-bernstein-9780700607150","title":"Amending America: If We Love the Constitution So Much, Why Do We Keep Trying to Change It?","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can't resist tinkering with it. Amending America tells the dramatic story of how, over the past 206 years, the American people have reshaped the Constitution to meet the country's changing needs. It describes how we have adopted 27 amendments since 1789-and debated and rejected 10,000 more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative examination of one of America's most important yet least-known democratic tools, \u003ci\u003eAmending America\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life events in our history that continue to resonate today as, as various politicians have set their hearts on amendments to balance the budget, to ban abortion, or to allow school prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard B. Bernstein, Jerome Agel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700607153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700607150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 5.98w x 0.92d","brand":"Richard B. Bernstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825743417599,"sku":"9780700607150","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1c6e000-21b2-4e24-8d74-4dbb0f0c438c.jpg?v=1746073498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amending-america-richard-b-bernstein-9780700607150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}