The constitutional amending process in American political thought

Abstract

Preface The Philosophical Heritage The Creation and Justification of Article V George Washington, the Constitutional Amending Process, and the Farewell Address Thomas Jefferson and the Amending Process John C. Calhoun: The Amending Process and the Theory of Concurrent Majorities The Civil War Period: Sidney George Fisher Advocates Congressional Sovereignty, and John Jameson Warns Against Constitutional Conventions Christopher Tiedeman, Constitutional Interpretation, and the Amending Process The Progressive Era and Continuing Doubts About the Adequacy of the Amending Process Debates Over Substantive Limits on the Amending Process Selected Bibliography Index