The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America's Founding Document

by Andrew E. Busch

Book Overview

The Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the United States. But to what extent do candidates and parties make constitutional arguments in the course of American elections? By examining party platforms, candidate messages, presidential debates, and television ads, The Constitution on the Campaign Trail answers that question, and the results are fascinating. Busch finds evidence for both a long, broad decline in the use of constitutional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742548481
• ISBN13: 9780742548480
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"