The Senate and the Constitution
@inproceedings{Amar1988TheSA,
title={The Senate and the Constitution},
author={Vikram David Amar},
year={1988}
}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… CONTINUE READING