Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Foreword: Conjugating the Constitution—From Noun to Verb XI
5. Bicentennial Blues: To Praise the Constitution or to Bury It? XXV
6. Essays from Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 1987
7. The Dr. Richard A. F. Penrose Memorial Lecture: Remarks on the Constitutional Celebration 1
8. Symposium on the United States Constitution
9. The Miracle at Philadelphia 17
10. Separation of Powers—Then and Now 21
11. Reflections on the First Amendment: The Evolution of the American Jurisprudence of Free Expression 31
12. The United States Constitution as Social Compact 43
13. Reflections on the Supreme Court Appointment Process 53
14. Symposium on the Genius of the United States Constitution
15. Remarks 71
16. A More Perfect Union 73
17. "An Instructive Monitor": Experience and the Fabrication of the Federal Constitution 85
18. Franklin, Washington, and a New Nation 97
19. "A Vehicle of Life": The Founders' Intentions and American Perceptions of Their Living Constitution 115