Our Constitution

by Ritchie, Donald A.; JusticeLearning.org

• ISBN13: 9780195223859
• ISBN10: 0195223853
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

An in-depth look at the entire text of the U. S. Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Each Amendment and Article is accompanied by sidebar material on the history of its application, including profiles of important Supreme Court cases, texts of related primary source documents, and contemporary news articles. Double page timelines for several of the Articles and all the Amendments highlight important events and legal cases. Visually stunning, with facsimile reproductions of primary source documents, paintings, phots, and historical artifacts, Our Constitution is perfect for history students.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
Why Was the Constitution Necessary?	9	(10)
What Kind of Government Did the Constitution Create?	19	(11)
What Rights Does the Constitution Protect?	30	(12)
How Has the Constitution Expanded over Time?	42	(14)
How Is the Constitution Interpreted?	56	(176)
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
Preamble	68	(2)
Article I	70	(38)
Article II	108	(10)
Article III	118	(8)
Article IV	126	(8)
Article V	134	(2)
Article VI	136	(2)
Article VII	138	(2)
First Amendment	140	(4)
Second Amendment	144	(4)
Third & Fourth Amendments	148	(4)
Fifth Amendment	152	(4)
Sixth Amendment	156	(4)
Seventh &, Eighth Amendments	160	(4)
Ninth & Tenth Amendments	164	(4)
Eleventh Amendment	168	(4)
Twelfth Amendment	172	(4)
Thirteenth Amendment	176	(4)
Fourteenth Amendment	180	(6)
Fifteenth Amendment	186	(4)
Sixteenth Amendment	190	(4)
Seventeenth Amendment	194	(4)
Eighteenth & Twenty-first Amendments	198	(4)
Nineteenth Amendment	202	(4)
Twentieth Amendment	206	(4)
Twenty-second Amendment	210	(4)
Twenty-third Amendment	214	(4)
Twenty-fourth Amendment	218	(4)
Twenty-fifth Amendment	222	(4)
Twenty-sixth Amendment	226	(2)
Twenty-seventh Amendment	228	(4)
Appendix 1: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention	232	(6)
Appendix 2: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped the Constitution	238	(3)
Constitutional Glossary	241	(3)
Further Reading	244	(3)
Websites	247	(2)
Museums and Historic Sites Related to the Constitution	249	(2)
Index	251