Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Root, Elihu 1845 1937 Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Afra Ullah, Lazar Liveanu, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution" by Elihu Root is a political discourse written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the changing landscape of governance in the United States in light of evolving social and economic conditions. It primarily addresses the impact of these changes on the principles that underlie the Constitution and the functioning of government, arguing for the need to adapt rather than entirely restructure governmental institutions. In the book, Root examines the historical context and evolution of American governance, stressing the importance of individual liberties preserved by constraints on governmental power. He analyzes current political experiments and reforms, such as the initiative and referendum processes, and warns against undermining the principles of representative democracy. Root emphasizes that while reforms may be necessary to meet contemporary needs, it is crucial to retain the foundational elements of the Constitution that protect individual rights and prevent the consolidation of power. His work serves as both a cautionary tale against hasty changes in governmental procedures and a call to diligently adapt the existing political framework to safeguard essential liberties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government JK Text United States Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 105547 105157 2024-10-05T05:08:56.445982 2023-10-05T05:54:18.950770 text/html text/html 102740 2020-12-19T22:45:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 36235 2020-12-19T22:45:52 text/html application/zip 126026 2024-10-05T05:09:02.929969 application/epub+zip 125580 2024-10-05T05:09:00.280939 application/epub+zip 98901 2024-10-05T05:08:58.961951 application/epub+zip 361803 2024-10-05T05:09:04.803904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353616 2024-10-05T05:09:02.098042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306730 2022-09-05T08:15:29.992098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98969 98868 2024-10-05T05:08:56.144963 2023-10-05T05:54:18.764677 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 100182 2020-12-19T22:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35166 2020-12-19T22:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19599 2024-10-05T05:09:04.924917 application/rdf+xml 25647 2024-10-05T05:08:59.503911 image/jpeg 4792 2024-10-05T05:08:59.231998 image/jpeg 126520 2024-10-05T05:08:56.456952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia