Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2023
- ISBN-10
- 1440879540
- ISBN-13
- 9781440879548
- Category
- Constitutional amendments
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023
- Author
- John R. Vile
Description
"Written 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"--
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