The text does not shy away from controversy. The controversial nature of this text is most apparent in its discussion of the making of the Constitution. The easiest reaction by any student in the face of such material is to write it off as the author's bias and memorize it for future exams. Resist this temptation. Think critically about what you are taught in this and every class. Zen.
The author's provide a compelling argument that the Constitution is not "a divinely inspired document expressing universal and timeless truths," but rather is a "series of political compromises which benefit some and disadvantage others." Isn't the intrinsic worth of the Constitution evident by its endurance and the unusual stability of the United States' 200 years of existence? Regardless of our evaluation of the document itself, do the conflicts, compromises, objections and absence of some representatives make nonsense out of the idea of "original intent" by the framers of the Constitution? These are issues to which each student of American government should give considerable thought.
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