Was James Madison wrong? Rethinking the American preference for short, framework-oriented constitutions

American Political Science Review

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 837-849

  Hammons, Christopher W ^a  

^a HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033475244     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586116     Document Type: Article

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