{"product_id":"9781735576350","title":"立宪者手册","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xliri5-bvvj8h-azppm4-6k40nd\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1735576344\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is the final volume of the Code of Civilization trilogy. The first two volumes illustrate that to build a civilized nation, one must construct a social contract and establish a strong contract community, in which every individual commits to upholding the political laws of nature and granting reciprocal respect for the dignity of others. Yet both the social contract and the political natural laws are unwritten. A civilized nation therefore also requires a constitution -- a written codification of the political natural laws embodied in the social contract, protected through a supermajority procedure.\u003cbr\u003eHow, then, should founders go about constitution-making? This is the central question of the present volume. As nation-builders, constitution-makers must first confront a series of foundational questions: Who are We the People? How should national boundaries be defined? What model and procedure should be adopted for constitution-making?\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the universal political laws of nature that any legitimate constitution must enshrine, such as freedom of belief, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, negative equality (non-discrimination), electoral democracy, administrative neutrality and judicial independence, the framers must also make numerous institutional choices: How should electoral districts be drawn? How many representatives per district? Should representatives be elected independently by district, or allocated proportionally according to each party’s share of the national vote? How should the electoral commission be structured? Should citizens elect only the legislature, or also the president? How should presidential and parliamentary powers be balanced? As each option has its advantages and drawbacks, the central task of constitution-making is strike the best balance by weighing pros and cons.\u003cbr\u003eThis book serves as an indispensable handbook for all constitutional framers -- in a democracy, that means every citizen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Donation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51887886893287,"sku":"海外华人出版","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/6196LT_3p8L._SL1500.jpg?v=1773863394","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/products\/9781735576350","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}