The Paper Constitution.

This article presents information on the works of author Charles Edward Merriam. The three lectures delivered by Merriam at the University of Rochester, New York, which are now issued in printed form constitute an interesting and stimulating little book, although its basic argument is neither entirely new nor entirely valid. In the present twilight of constitutionalism political scientists have become particularly aware of the extent to which usage has interstitially modified, if not transformed, the American Constitution. Apart from its amendments, the Constitution of 1931 is certainly not the same as that of 1789.