Of compromises and constitutions
What is the point of preambles (in contrast to the rest of a constitution)?
How does a "republican form of government" differ from "democracy" (and to which should we be committed today)?
Elections and a republican form of government
Bicameralism
If two opinions are good, is a third opinion (with the power to kill the decisions of the first two opinion-makers) even better?
Presidentialism (and gubernatorialism)
So what, precisely, does one get, as a constitutional matter, upon being elected president?
Executive duration in office, the possibility of impeachment, and the role of the vice president
Divided government
How "independent" a judiciary do we really want?
On the judiciary (and supreme court) as guardian of the constitution
Federalism
Amendment
"Exigencies," "emergencies," and adherence to constitutional norms (and settlements).
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
Framed : America's fifty-one constitutions and the crisis of governance by Sanford Levinson. ISBN 9780199890750. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
