Contemporary questions surrounding the constitutional amending process

Abstract

Preface The Origins and History of the Constitutional Amending Process in America The Question of Justiciability--Which Branch of Government Should Have the Ultimate Say Over Issues Involving the Amending Process? The Question of Standards--What Rules Are Most Appropriately Applied to Procedural Issues Surrounding the Amending Process? The Question of Safety: Are There Adequate Rules and Enforceable Limits on Article V Conventions? The Question of Exclusivity--Can Any Constitutional Changes Be Adopted Without Using Article V? The Question of Exclusivity--The Arguments of Akil Reed Amar The Question of Limitations--Are There Implicit Restraints on the Constitutional Amending Process? Selected Bibliography Index