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Author
Publisher
National Center for Constitutional Studies
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Physical Desc
xxvii, 337 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the 28 Principles of Freedom our Founding Fathers said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desire peace, prosperity, and freedom. Learn how adherence to these beliefs during the past 200 years has brought about more progress than was made in the previous 5000 years"--P. 4 of cover
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xii, 354 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian serves as a guide to the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary
Series
Publisher
Goldhil Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Also discusses all the subsequent amendments made to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments include such important national issues as slvery, prohibition, and the extension of voting rights to all citizens
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The author argues that certain aspects of the American Constitution are deeply flawed and detract from a purely democratic society and includes discussions on the electoral college, the Federalist Papers, and proportional representation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xvii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the origins of the court to major decisions, The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book is a helpful primer on the United State's highest court, its history, traditions, and development. It sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the critical issues before the court, as well as the confirmation process and some of the court's most important justices"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning scholar uncovers Lincoln's strategy for abolishing slavery in this groundbreaking history of the sectional crisis and Civil War. Some celebrate Lincoln for freeing the slaves; others fault him for a long-standing conservatism on abolition and race. James Oakes gives us another option in this brilliant exploration of Lincoln and the end of slavery. Through the unforeseen challenges of the Civil War crisis, Lincoln and the Republican...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiv, 817 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tells the story of America's constitutional conversation during its first eighty years--from the Constitution's birth in 1760 through the 1830s, when the last of America's early leaders died. Amar traces the threads of Constitutional discourse, uniting history and law in a narrative that seeks both to reveal this history anew and to make clear who was right and who was wrong on the biggest legal issues confronting...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
216 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author traces his family's experiences immigrating to the U.S. to introduce the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, explaining how it represents America's democratic values and discussing the importance of the documents' history.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xvi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Constitution, constitutional scholar Michael Stokes Paulsen and his son Luke provide a clear, accessible introduction to the history and meaning of this historic document. Beginning with the Constitution's birth in 1787, Paulsen and Paulsen offer a grand tour of its history and interpretations, introducing readers to the characters and controversies that have shaped this founding instrument in the 200-plus years since its creation. In order...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xiii, 316 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Americans of late have taken to waving the Constitution in the air and proclaiming, 'The founders were on MY side! See, it's all right here!' But these phantom constitutions bear little relation to the historical one. By entering the world of the Constitution's framers, and experiencing it one day after the next as they did, Ray Raphael helps us understand how and why they created the document they did. Casting aside preconceptions and commonly held...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xiv, 255 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"By the president of the prestigious Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the life story of the most controversial, volatile, misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights. At a time of renewed debate over guns in America, what does the Second Amendment mean? This book looks at history to provide some surprising, illuminating answers. The Amendment was written to calm public fear that the new national government would crush the state militias...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"One standard story about America is rooted in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Another story concerns America's moment of reckoning after the Civil War, when it was possible to believe that the country would transcend its racist roots. Kermit Roosevelt III argues here that today, with the country increasingly riven along violent divides, we can find a path forward by shifting our benchmarks from the first story, which fostered...
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A whole new generation of patriots can be inspired by the memorable songs that explain how our government is set up and how the electoral process works. Plus, keep track of the actual voting results in all 50 states.
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