The Practice of American Constitutional Law - Bok av H. Jefferson (Duke University Powell - Inbunden
\Americans refer to \the Constitution\ easily and often. What exactly they mean is not so clear much of the time. The term is, of course, short for \The Constitution of the United States of America,\ which is the title of a document - really, a collection of documents, the original text and the amendments. In some sense, Americans always have the document in the back of their minds when they invoke its title. In ceremonial contexts, and when politicians want to belabor their opponents about..