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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| Revised edition.;

264 1 a| Atlanta, Georgia :b| Peachtree Publishers,c| 2019.;

300 a| 271 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.;

505 0 a| How bills become (or, more likely, don't become) law -- Hello, can you hear me? -- If America threw a party, would you be let in? -- "Hurrah! I'm 18. Finally I can vote for the president." "Not so fast." -- Can the president really do that?! -- Who's running America? -- Emergency! Emergency! -- Keeping pace with the times.;

520 a| Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues. Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced -- then they offer possible solutions. Think Electoral College, gerrymandering, even the Senate. Many of us take these features in our system for granted. But they came about through haggling in an overheated room in 1787, and we're still experiencing the ramifications. Each chapter in this timely and thoughtful exploration of the Constitution's creation begins with a story -- all but one of them true -- that connects directly back to a section of the document that forms the basis of our society and government.;

521 2 a| Grades 6-8;

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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	Revised edition.
Publication	Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, 2019.
Description	271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Constitutional law--United States. --Juvenile literature. Civics--Juvenile literature. United States--Politics and government. --Juvenile literature.

Contents	How bills become (or, more likely, don't become) law -- Hello, can you hear me? -- If America threw a party, would you be let in? -- "Hurrah! I'm 18. Finally I can vote for the president." "Not so fast." -- Can the president really do that?! -- Who's running America? -- Emergency! Emergency! -- Keeping pace with the times.
Abstract	Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues. Examines the Constitutional origins of modern-day political problems and outlines solutions for these issues. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced -- then they offer possible solutions. Think Electoral College, gerrymandering, even the Senate. Many of us take these features in our system for granted. But they came about through haggling in an overheated room in 1787, and we're still experiencing the ramifications. Each chapter in this timely and thoughtful exploration of the Constitution's creation begins with a story -- all but one of them true -- that connects directly back to a section of the document that forms the basis of our society and government.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.
Interest grade level	Grades 6-8
Audience	1110 Lexile
Genre/form	Instructional and educational works.
LCCN	2019947763
ISBN	9781682631058 (hardcover)
ISBN	1682631052
ISBN	9781682631065 (paperback)
ISBN	1682631060

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