ABSTRACT

This book is a search for the source of the magical power of Soviet Constitution to provide and protect the freedom, democracy, equality and justice. It presents a record of the political, economic, social and moral trends of its time.

part One|70 pages

The Founding

chapter 2|6 pages

A Neglected Source of the Union

chapter 3|5 pages

A Little Guy Named Madison

chapter 4|7 pages

What Was the Framers’ Vision?

chapter 5|4 pages

The Man on the $10 Bill

chapter 6|4 pages

The Roads Not Taken

chapter 7|6 pages

Ratification by Hook and by Crook

chapter 8|6 pages

Slavery Versus the Blessings of Liberty

chapter 9|6 pages

Democracy and the Framers

chapter 10|6 pages

Matriculating at the Electoral College

chapter 11|6 pages

1787 in Context

chapter 12|6 pages

Marbury, Madison and Marshall

part Two|39 pages

The Bill of Rights

chapter 13|5 pages

The Framers Against the Bill of Rights

chapter 15|6 pages

The Bill of Rights’ Century of Slumber

chapter 16|7 pages

The Second Constitution

chapter 18|6 pages

The Rights Come to Life

part Three|26 pages

Left Out of the Constitution

chapter 19|7 pages

Indians: A Trail of Tears

chapter 20|6 pages

Blacks: From Plessy to Brown

chapter 21|5 pages

Women: Almost Equal Rights

chapter 22|6 pages

Japanese-Americans: Justice for All?

part Four|32 pages

The Constitution in Our Times

chapter 23|5 pages

Contragate and the Constitution

chapter 24|5 pages

At War Against the Constitution

chapter 25|5 pages

The Drive for a New Convention

chapter 26|4 pages

The Constitution Under Strain

chapter 27|5 pages

The Right to be Left Alone

chapter 28|6 pages

The Myth of Original Intent