Includes bibliographical references and index.

A central theme of this work and of historical-institutionalism in general is to bring nonjudicial, often nonlegal features of American constitutionalism into clear view, whether they be presidential influence on American constitutional development, the way various racial orders structure the constitutional practice of equal protection, or the influences of constitutional structures that are never litigated, such as the presidential veto power, on the capacity of the Constitution of the United States to deliver vital constitutional goods.

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