"'Young' America has a more 'Ancient' Constitution than 'Old' England" Archives

"'Young' America has a more 'Ancient' Constitution than 'Old' England"

Because the U.S. Constitution is written and the English constitution is unwritten, according to Lexington Green the U.S Constitution has more "ancient vestiges than the English one." These vestiges include the Second Amendment and impeachment.

"Young" America has a more "Ancient" Constitution than "Old" England, and has retained more of its freedom as a result.

"Continuities," by Lexington Green, Chicago Boyz, October 17, 2005

Other Resources

United States Constitution, a guide from the Library of Congress
CRS Annotated Constitution, from LII. "The CRS Annotated Constitution was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress, and published electronically in plaintext and PDF by the Government Printing Office. Dating back to 1964, the initial online annotations were published in 1992, and supplements were released in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. This edition is a hypertext interpretation of the CRS text. It links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations, as well as enhancing navigation through linked footnotes and tables of contents."
"The English Constitution," by Walter Bagehot, 1865 (as 214 page pdf )
"The English Constitution," by Henry Hallam, on Blupete.