Fletcher, George P. <br/><br/>
Our secret constitution  how Lincoln redefined American democracy /  [electronic resource] : 
George P. Fletcher. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  c2001. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 292 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199872169 (ebook) :  No price 0199872163 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Political and social views.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Constitution. 13-15th amendments. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Constitutional history--United States.<br/>Constitutional amendments--United States.<br/>Democracy--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3606.L476 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.1'0973'09034