Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
This essay offers an engaging review of the casebook, The Neglected Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, by Professor Robert Jarvis. While most lawyers, and many nonlawyers, could readily identify many of the “big twelve” constitutional amendments, few are familiar with the other fifteen. This book focuses on the neglected fifteen, arguing they deserve sustained attention as historically and politically important today. Topics include several amendments potentially going in play, such as the Twenty-second limiting the president to two terms, Twenty-fifth on presidential succession and disability, Twenty-seventh on congressional pay raises, and the Ninth on rights retained by the people. The review argues that this book matters now precisely because these overlooked provisions continue to shape contemporary constitutional debates in ways we often fail to recognize.
Recommended Citation
Jonathan E. Moore, Book Review: Robert M. Jarvis, The Neglected Amendments of the U.S . Constitution: Text, History, and Interpretation, 17 ConLawNOW 113 (2025)