America’s Unwritten Constitution

With Akhil Reed Amar, Linda Greenhouse (moderator).

America’s written Constitution proclaims itself “the supreme Law of the Land,” but it only begins to map out the basic ground rules governing modern America. “Bill of Rights” and the phrases “separation of powers,” “checks and balances” and “the rule of law” are absent, yet these concepts are all part of America’s working constitutional system—part of America’s unwritten Constitution.











When: Tue., Oct. 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: $30
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With Akhil Reed Amar, Linda Greenhouse (moderator).

America’s written Constitution proclaims itself “the supreme Law of the Land,” but it only begins to map out the basic ground rules governing modern America. “Bill of Rights” and the phrases “separation of powers,” “checks and balances” and “the rule of law” are absent, yet these concepts are all part of America’s working constitutional system—part of America’s unwritten Constitution.

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