constitutions

Reprints the entire texts of two of the most significant American documents ever written, including The Declaration of Independence, and The Constitution of the United States; and features an introduction, as well as copies of the Bill of Rights and successive constitutional amendments.

This book discusses the historical importance of the U.S. Constitution, focusing on the concept of three governing branches and the importance of rules and laws.

Presents the Constitution of the United States with illustrations by Sam Fink, introduces the Founding Fathers, and examines the issues they considered when forming the original document. Includes a chronology.

Chronicles the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, discusses events leading up to the development of these documents, and includes comments from historians, as well as quotations from framers and others.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the constitutional systems of all the nations of the world that provides their constitutional history, languages, major religions and ethnic groups, and types of government.

More than one hundred of the United States' top legal experts offer a comprehensive, line-by-line analysis of the Constitution and its contemporary meaning.

Dramatically portrays the events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Recalls the main events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and recounts the lives of the leading framers of the great document.

Discusses the reasons why a delegation assembled in 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and why, instead, a new Constitution was drawn up.