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9780195223859

Our Constitution

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195223859

  • ISBN10:

    0195223853

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-04-27
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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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

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