{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-constitutional-amendments-proposed-amendments-and-amending-issues-1789-2023-revised-5th-ed","title":"Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2023 (Revised) (5TH ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough only 27 amendments have been adopted to the U.S. Constitution, members of Congress have introduced more than 12,000 proposed amendments to America's founding legal document. Now in its fifth edition, this two-volume encyclopedia, written by Dr. John R. Vile, a leading authority on the constitutional amending process, offers a history and analysis of these proposed amendments and the 27 that have been ratified to date. Readers will find entries on the relevant court decisions important to amendments, the influential persons connected to amendments proposed and ratified, and both the resolved and unresolved legal issues surrounding the constitutional amending process. Included as well is an invaluable and exhaustively compiled bibliography of the books, articles, and other media related to constitutional amendments and the amending process. A staple since its original publication in 1996, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars of constitutional law, legal historians, and high school and college librarians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive history of ratified constitutional amendments and the more than 12,000 proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the legal cases and legal issues related to proposed constitutional amendments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an up-to-date bibliography of the articles, books, and other media related to ratified and proposed constitutional amendments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an exhaustively researched list of relevant persons associated with the constitutional amending process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Vile\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA to Z List of Entries\u003cbr\u003eAbout This Edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntries\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME TWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA to Z List of Entries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. The Constitution of the United States\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. Dates Amendments Were Proposed and Ratified\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C. Number of Amendments by Decade\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D. Most Popular Amending Proposals by Year and Key Events, and Publications Related to Constitutional Amendments\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eList of Cases\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough only 27 amendments have been adopted to the U.S. Constitution, members of Congress have introduced more than 12,000 proposed amendments to America's founding legal document. Now in its fifth edition, this two-volume encyclopedia, written by Dr. John R. Vile, a leading authority on the constitutional amending process, offers a history and analysis of these proposed amendments and the 27 that have been ratified to date. Readers will find entries on the relevant court decisions important to amendments, the influential persons connected to amendments proposed and ratified, and both the resolved and unresolved legal issues surrounding the constitutional amending process. Included as well is an invaluable and exhaustively compiled bibliography of the books, articles, and other media related to constitutional amendments and the amending process. A staple since its original publication in 1996, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars of constitutional law, legal historians, and high school and college librarians. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVile, John R\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn R. 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