{"product_id":"unintended-consequences-of-constitutional-amendment-david-bodenhamer-9780820352695","title":"Unintended Consequences of Constitutional Amendment","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bodenhamer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820352691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820352695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"David Bodenhamer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453406753023,"sku":"9780820352695","price":92.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c1c9456-0bc4-400d-8e80-0c8a01fc7d32.jpg?v=1777300056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unintended-consequences-of-constitutional-amendment-david-bodenhamer-9780820352695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}