The Senate and the Constitution
@article{Amar1988TheSA, title={The Senate and the Constitution}, author={Vikram David Amar}, journal={Yale Law Journal}, year={1988}, volume={97}, pages={5} }
The United States Senate has largely been ignored in legal literature. No pieces have provided a systematic analysis of the Senate’s place and function in the constitutional scheme. The Senate plays a critical role both in constitutional interpretation and societal value pronouncement. In considering the Senate’s role in these areas, this essay considers four constitutional processes: legislation, impeachment, appointment and amendment. In considering the Senate’s role in these four processes…
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