Since the first and only constitutional convention in 1787, twenty-six amendments have been adopted to our basic document, but not one of them became law by virtue of the "convention method." Despite more than 400 applications, no constitutional convention has been called in 202 years. Indeed it was James Madison who wrote, "Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention I should tremble for the result of a Second." In Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutonal Convention, Weber and Perry present a balanced, scholarly look on this controversial topic and introduce surprising conclusions. Weber and Perry seek to determine if, in fact, the first convention was a "runaway," as common wisdom hold, and they look at the process by which the convention was called. They also review the attempts since 1787 to call a second constitutional convention, and they use this chapter to confront many of the questions that are raised about a potential convention, including the process for electing delegates and the ability of the legislature to establish and control the procedures and substance of what a convention does. In their final chapter, they reflect on the realities of a balanced budget amendment.
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PAUL J. WEBER is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.
BARBARA PERRY is an assistant professor of Political Science at Sweet Briar College.
BARBARA PERRY is an assistant professor of Political Science at Sweet Briar College.
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New York, United States, Supreme Court, James Madison, Articles of Confederation, New Hampshire, Patrick Henry, South Carolina, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, North Carolina, Confederate Congress, Elbridge Gerry, House of Representatives, Alexander Hamilton, Ist Sess, National Municipal League, Seventeenth Amendment, American Enterprise Institute, Clinton Rossiter, George Washington, Harvard Law Review, Laurence Tribe, Professor Tribe, Revolutionary War New!
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THIS BOOK REALLY began in a seminar at the Brookings Institution during the summer of 1982 sponsored by Project 87, a bicentennial effort planned jointly by the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Supreme Court, James Madison, Articles of Confederation, New Hampshire, Patrick Henry, South Carolina, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, North Carolina, Confederate Congress, Elbridge Gerry, House of Representatives, Alexander Hamilton, Ist Sess, National Municipal League, Seventeenth Amendment, American Enterprise Institute, Clinton Rossiter, George Washington, Harvard Law Review, Laurence Tribe, Professor Tribe, Revolutionary War New!
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- New York (Land of Liberty) by Ellen Sturm on 4 pages
- James Madison (Encyclopedia of Presidents) by Susan Clinton on page 5, page 80, and page 125
- Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: v. 4 by Max Farrand on page 29, and page 49
- Federalist Papers by John Jay on page 26, and page 29
- The Federalist Papers (Dodo Press) by James Madison on page 26, and page 29
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- A History of the Anglo-American Common Law of Contract: (Contributions in Legal Studies) by Kevin M. Teeven in Front Matter
- Constitutional Change in the United States: A Comparative Study of the Role of Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Interpretations, and Legislative and Executive Actions by John R. Vile in Back Matter
- The Politics of Obscenity: Group Litigation in a Time of Legal Change (Contributions in Legal Studies) by Joseph F. Kobylka in Front Matter
- A Companion to The United States Constitution and Its Amendments, Second Edition by John R. Vile on page 122
- A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments, Third Edition: by John R. Vile on page 124
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