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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Of compromises and constitutions
3. What is the point of preambles (in contrast to the rest of a constitution)?
4. How does a “republican form of government” differ from “democracy” (and to which should we be committed today)?
5. Elections and a republican form of government
6. Bicameralism
7. If two opinions are good, is a third opinion (with the power to kill the decisions of the fi rst two opinion-makers) even better?
8. Presidentialism (and gubernatorialism)
9. So what, precisely, does one get, as a constitutional matter, upon being elected president?
10. Executive duration in offi ce, the possibility of impeachment, and the role of the vice president
11. Divided government
12. How “independent” a judiciary do we really want?
13. On the judiciary (and supreme court) as guardian of the constitution
14. Federalism
15. Amendment
16. “Exigencies,” “emergencies,” and adherence to constitutional norms (and settlements)
17. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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