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245 10 a| Fault lines in the Constitution :b| the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today /c| written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Atlanta, Georgia :b| Peachtree Publishers,c| [2017];

300 a| 235 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 00 t| It takes two to tango (bicameralism) --t| Big states, little say (the Senate) --t| Delete! (presidential veto) --t| Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) --t| How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) --t| Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia) --t| "I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy) --t| Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) --t| Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) --t| Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) --t| Time's up! (presidential term limits) --t| The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) --t| Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) --t| Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) --t| The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) --t| At war (emergency powers) --t| At war with bugs (habeas corpus) --t| We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) --t| Grading the Constitution --t| Now what? --t| Post-amble.;

520 a| Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues.;

521 2 a| Grades 6-8;

521 8 a| 1110b| Lexile;

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Fault lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson.

Author/creator	Levinson, Cynthia author.
Other author	Levinson, Sanford, 1941- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2017]
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Constitutional law--United States. --Juvenile literature. Civics--Juvenile literature. United States--Constitution. United States--Politics and government. --Juvenile literature.

Contents	It takes two to tango (bicameralism) -- Big states, little say (the Senate) -- Delete! (presidential veto) -- Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) -- How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) -- Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia) -- "I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy) -- Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) -- Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) -- Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) -- Time's up! (presidential term limits) -- The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) -- Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) -- Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) -- The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) -- At war (emergency powers) -- At war with bugs (habeas corpus) -- We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) -- Grading the Constitution -- Now what? -- Post-amble.
Abstract	Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Interest grade level	Grades 6-8
Audience	1110 Lexile
Awards note	Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2017; School Library Journal Best Books 2017.
LCCN	2017011413
ISBN	9781561459452 hardcover
ISBN	1561459453 hardcover
Standard identifier#	40027682749

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