How Long to Read Negotiating the Constitution

How Long Does it Take to Read Negotiating the Constitution?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Negotiating the Constitution by Joseph M. Lynch

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

No concept sparks more controversy in constitutional debate than "original intent." Offering a legal historian's approach to the subject, this book demonstrates that the framers deliberately obscured one of their more important decisions. Joseph M. Lynch argues that the Constitution was a product of political struggles involving regional interests, economic concerns, and ideology. The framers, he maintains, settled on enigmatic wording of the Necessary and Proper Clause and of the General Welfare provision in the Spending Clause as a compromise, leaving the extent of federal power to be determined by the political process. During ratification, however, attempts by dissident framers to undo the compromise were repelled in The Federalist: charges of overly broad congressional powers were met with protestations that in fact these powers were limited. Lynch describes how early lawmakers applied the Constitution to such issues as executive power and privilege, the deportation of aliens, and the prohibition of seditious speech. He follows the disputes over the interpretation of this document--focusing on James Madison's changing views--as the new government took shape and political parties were formed. Lynch points out that the first six Congresses and President George Washington disregarded the framers' intentions when they were deemed impractical to follow. In contrast, he warns that the version of original intent put forth in recent Supreme Court opinions regarding congressional power could hinder Congress in serving the nation.

How long is Negotiating the Constitution?

Negotiating the Constitution by Joseph M. Lynch is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Negotiating the Constitution Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read Negotiating the Constitution aloud.

What Reading Level is Negotiating the Constitution?

Negotiating the Constitution is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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