"The Language of Liberal Constitutionalism explores two basic questions regarding constitutional theory. First, given a commitment to democratic self-rule and widespread disagreement on questions of value, how is the creation of a legitimate constitutional regime possible? Second, what must be true about a constitution if the regime that it supports is to retain its claim to legitimacy? Howard Schweber's proposed answers to these questions appear in a theory of constitutional language that combines democratic theory with constitutional philosophy." "The Language of Liberal Constitutionalism will be read by professionals and students in public law, the philosophy and sociology of law, and democratic theory, as well as general readers interested in constitutional law and political theory."--BOOK JACKET.