constitution

Contains twenty-three essays that examine aspects of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, providing historical background, looking at their influence on constitutional law, and discussing their relevance in the twenty-first century.

A collection of sixteen controversial essays by such noted persons as Martin Luther King, Jr., James R. Doolittle, Frederick Douglass, and Earl Warren, who debate issues concerning the Fifteenth Amendment and who should be entitled to vote.

Provides historical background information about the Nineteenth Amendment, which provided voting rights to women, and includes essays that debate issues associated with women's rights.

Contains fifteen articles that examine aspects of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing historical background, looking at test cases, and reviewing modern-day due process issues.

A series of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Twelfth Amendment and the Presidential election process, including issues concerning the electoral college and other court cases related to the Twelfth Amendment.

A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolition of slavery, including arguments over the Emancipation Proclamation, "Separate but Equal" laws, and other court cases related to the amendment.

Written by political savant Ben Sheehan, and vetted for accuracy by experts in the field of constitutional law, What Does the Constitution Actually Say? is an entertaining and accessible primer on what our Constitution actually lays out. With clear notes and graphics on everything from presidential powers to Supreme Court nominations to hidden loopholes, Sheehan walks us through the entire Constitution (with a bonus section on the Declaration of Independence). Besides putting the Constitution in modern-day English (so that it can be understood), What Does the Constitution Actually Say? gives you everything you need to be an effective voter and citizen in the November elections and beyond.

"In this . . . text, readers will study sources of information about the Constitution. In doing so, readers will learn how to identify reliable and unreliable sources, interpret primary sources, and consider how certain sources may be biased or interpret the same information differently. This book stimulates critical thinking by encouraging readers to draw their own conclusions about the information they're presented with"--Provided by publisher.

"Developed . . . for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the United States Constitution to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Explains twenty-eight "principles of freedom" as defined by America's founding fathers, discussing the role of religion, the equality of men, the system of checks and balances, obtaining peace through strength, and more.