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6. The “People’s” Constitution

  • Jonathan Gienapp
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The Second Creation
This chapter is in the book The Second Creation
© 2019 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2019 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction: Reimagining the Creation of the American Constitution 1
  4. 1. The Uncertainty of Written Constitutionalism 20
  5. 2. Language and Power 75
  6. 3. The Unfinished Constitution 125
  7. 4. The Sacred Text 164
  8. 5. The Rules of the Constitution 202
  9. 6. The “People’s” Constitution 248
  10. 7. The Apotheosis of the Fixed Constitution 287
  11. Epilogue: The Endurance of Fixity 325
  12. Notes 337
  13. Acknowledgments 435
  14. Index 441
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674989542-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction: Reimagining the Creation of the American Constitution 1
  4. 1. The Uncertainty of Written Constitutionalism 20
  5. 2. Language and Power 75
  6. 3. The Unfinished Constitution 125
  7. 4. The Sacred Text 164
  8. 5. The Rules of the Constitution 202
  9. 6. The “People’s” Constitution 248
  10. 7. The Apotheosis of the Fixed Constitution 287
  11. Epilogue: The Endurance of Fixity 325
  12. Notes 337
  13. Acknowledgments 435
  14. Index 441
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