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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2016 The book is organized around each article of the Constitution, describing the powers of Congress, the president, and the judiciary, as well as how federalism was supposed to work and how amendments were to occur. ... Excellent for collections on American law and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. (D. Schultz, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2016 The book is organized around each article of the Constitution, describing the powers of Congress, the president, and the judiciary, as well as how federalism was supposed to work and how amendments were to occur. ... Excellent for collections on American law and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. (D. Schultz, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)

This book is absolutely an indispensable read for anyone-student, scholar, or general reader-wanting to understand why our Founding Fathers created the Constitution the way they did and how it was supposed to work. Vile is one of the most insightful contemporary scholars on the American Constitution and this book is perhaps the best work so far he has written on this subject - David Schultz, Professor Political Science and Law, Hamline University, USA The United States Constitution: One document, Many choices is informative and intellectually stimulating. The book provides valuable insights into the electoral college, presidential leadership, and related constitutional controversies. Those who appreciate constitutional law will find much to enjoy in the latest work by this prolific scholar. - David Hudson, Nashville School of Law, Tennessee This book belongs in the hands of everyone who wants to understand the Constitution as it should be understood: the result of choices among viable alternatives considered and debated by its Framers. Through a series of chapters posing questions about these alternatives and their relation to the finished document, the author has created a stimulating dialogue of inquiry about the Constitution that will fully engage readers while challenging their assumptions concerning its nature and significance. - Donald Whitefield, Great Books Foundation, USA

The book is organized around each article of the Constitution, describing the powers of Congress, the president, and the judiciary, as well as how federalism was supposed to work and how amendments were to occur. ... Excellent for collections on American law and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. (D. Schultz, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016) This book is absolutely an indispensable read for anyone student, scholar, or general reader wanting to understand why our Founding Fathers created the Constitution the way they did and how it was supposed to work. Vile is one of the most insightful contemporary scholars on the American Constitution and this book is perhaps the best work so far he has written on this subject - David Schultz, Professor Political Science and Law, Hamline University, USA The United States Constitution: One document, Many choices is informative and intellectually stimulating. The book provides valuable insights into the electoral college, presidential leadership, and related constitutional controversies. Those who appreciate constitutional law will find much to enjoy in the latest work by this prolific scholar. - David Hudson, Nashville School of Law, Tennessee This book belongs in the hands of everyone who wants to understand the Constitution as it should be understood: the result of choices among viable alternatives considered and debated by its Framers. Through a series of chapters posing questions about these alternatives and their relation to the finished document, the author has created a stimulating dialogue of inquiry about the Constitution that will fully engage readers while challenging their assumptions concerning its nature and significance. - Donald Whitefield, Great Books Foundation, USA

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John R. Vile is Professor of Political Science and Honors Dean at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He is the author, editor, and contributor to numerous books on the United States Constitution, the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Constitutional amending process, Supreme Court decisions, and civil rights and liberties.

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