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Language
English
Description
"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal...
Series
Library of America volume 62, etc
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
v. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whatever your party affiliation or politics, your beliefs need to start with an understanding of the Constitution, the 1789 document on which our government is based. Why are there three branches of government? What is executive privilege? What is meant by the Bill of Rights? This insightful guide answers these important questions and many others. It couldn't be more necessary and relevant in these complicated times. Includes the complete text of...
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Words We Live By takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action.
In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are...
11) The great rehearsal: the story of the making and ratifying of the Constitution of the United States
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Language
English
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