TY - BOOK AU - Amar,Akhil Reed TI - America's unwritten constitution: the precedents and principles we live by SN - 9780465029570 AV - KF4541 .A875 2012 U1 - 342.7302/9 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Constitutional history KW - United States KW - Constitutional law KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Reading between the lines : America's implicit constitution -- Heeding the deed : America's enacted constitution -- Hearing the people : America's lived constitution -- Confronting modern case law : America's "warrented" constitution -- Putting precedent in its place : America's doctrinal constitution -- Honoring the icons : America's symbolic constitution -- "Remembering the ladies" : America's feminist constitution -- Following Washington's lead : America's "Georgian" constitution -- Interpreting government practices : America's institutional constitution -- Joining the party : America's partisan constitution -- Doing the right thing : America's conscientious constitution -- Envisioning the future : America's unfinished constitution ER -