02859cam a2200349 i 4500 2253758761 TxAuBib 20250801120000.0 241223s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024051582 9781682637685 HRD 24.99 1682637689 HRD 24.99 TxAuBib rda Levinson, Cynthia, author. Fault lines in the constitution [BOOK] : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today / written by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson. Third edition, Revised edition. Atlanta : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2025. 318 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1: How Bills Become (Or, More Likely, Don't Become) Law -- Par II: Hello, Can You Hear Me? -- Part III: If America Threw a Party, Would You Be Let In? -- PartIV: "Hurrah! I'm 18. Finally I Can Vote for the President." -- Part V: Can the President Really Do That?! -- Part VI: Who's Running America? -- Part VII: Emergency! Emergency! -- Part VIII: We Can Change It, -- Right?. "Many of us take certain features in our political system for granted, even when we complain about them. But these fault lines didn’t spontaneously arise—they have their roots in the Constitution itself, the result of disagreements and compromises made by the Framers in 1787—and we’re still feeling the ramifications today. Fault Lines in the Constitution takes readers back to the creation of this historic document and discusses the original intent and worldview of the Framers, when and how problems arose after the fact, and possible solutions for those problems, inspired by both constitutions of individual US states and other countries. Each chapter begins with a true story that connects directly back to a section of the document that forms the basis of our society and government. This new edition includes updated content throughout; two new chapters on Impeachment and Secession; significant expansion of the chapters on Emergency Powers and Term Limits; and revisions throughout that reflect political and social changes leading up to and following the 2024 national election.". Ages 10 and Up Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. Grades 4-6 Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 20250801. Constitutional law United States Juvenile literature. Civics Juvenile literature. United States Politics and government Juvenile literature. Levinson, Sanford, 1941-, author.