LEADER 03428cam 2200577 i 4500001 ocn975998450 003 OCoLC 005 20180126025634.0 008 170308s2017 gauab j b 001 0 eng 010 2017011413 020 9781561459452 |qhardcover 020 1561459453 |qhardcover 024 8 40027682749 035 (Sirsi) o975998450 035 (OCoLC)975998450 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dBDX |dYDX |dBTCTA |dOCLCF |dEHH |dIHY |dUAP |dSRC |dWIMVL |dWYZ |dOQX |dOCL |dCHILD |dOCLCQ |dUNVSL |dGK8 |dSTF |dIHX |dYDX |dOCLCO |dCTB |dUCW |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 ERE7 050 00 KF4550.Z9 |bL475 2017 082 00 342.7302/9 |223 092 342.73029 |bL5789F 100 1 Levinson, Cynthia, |eauthor. |=^A1124730 245 10 Fault lines in the Constitution : |bthe framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / |cwritten by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson. 250 First edition. 264 1 Atlanta, Georgia : |bPeachtree Publishers, |c[2017] 264 4 |c©2017 300 235 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 |tIt takes two to tango (bicameralism) -- |tBig states, little say (the Senate) -- |tDelete! (presidential veto) -- |tMajority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) -- |tHow to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) -- |tTaxation without representation (the District of Columbia) -- |t"I'll just do it myself!: : "Oh, no, you won't" (direct democracy) -- |tWho can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) -- |tWho gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) -- |tWho gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) -- |tTime's up! (presidential term limits) -- |tThe college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) -- |tKnock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) -- |tIs there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) -- |tThe duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) -- |tAt war (emergency powers) -- |tAt war with bugs (habeas corpus) -- |tWe can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) -- |tGrading the Constitution -- |tNow what? -- |tPost-amble. 520 Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues. 521 2 Grades 6-8 521 8 1110 |bLexile 586 Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2017; School Library Journal Best Books 2017. 650 0 Constitutional law |zUnited States |vJuvenile literature. |=^A420014 651 0 United States |vConstitution. |=^A965939 651 0 United States |xPolitics and government |vJuvenile literature. |=^A477508 650 0 Civics |vJuvenile literature. |=^A1017699 700 1 Levinson, Sanford, |d1941- |eauthor. |=^A249977 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n13878269 938 Children's Plus, Inc. |bCHIL |n2017062 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0020549414 938 Brodart |bBROD |n119600315 949 342.73029 L5789F |wDEWEY |hJOYNER14 |ojcas 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 4792654