Constitutional moment theory

According to the constitutional moment theory, the Constitution can be amended (and was amended, during the New Deal) without any actual changes to the text. This makes it difficult to know pre- cisely what changes in the constitutional regime have been made.

What is a constitutional moment?

As a positive matter, a constitutional moment isperiod of heightened concern and deliberation about the Constitution

Controversially, as a normative matter a constitutional moment can change the Constitution without going through Article V

What is constitutional theory in the United States?

United States[edit] Constitutional theory in the United Statesis an academic discipline that focuses on the meaning of the United States Constitution

Its concerns include (but are not limited to) the historical, linguistic, sociological, ethical, and political aspects

Much of constitutional theory is concerned with theories of judicial review

What is the principle of the moment?

What is the principle of the moment? According to the principle of moment, if the body is balanced, the total clockwise moment about a point is equal to the total anticlockwise moment about the same point

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The Machiavellian Moment is a work of intellectual history by J.
G.
A.
Pocock.
It posits a connection between republican thought in early 16th century Florence, English-Civil War Britain, and the American Revolution.

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