constitutional history

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The illustrated dictionary of constitutional concepts

Contains over three hundred alphabetically-arranged entries that provide definitions and historical background for key concepts and words used in constitutions around the world.
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The Bill of Rights

Presents essays on 281 alphabetically arranged court cases that show how the Bill of Rights has been defined and extended up to June of 2001, and also contains reference tools including a table of the justices' notable stances, a time line, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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The Bill of Rights

Contains essays on the Bill of Rights, covering its history and significance, each of its amendments, and eighty-one issues it affects, and also contains the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and all of its amendments.
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Unite or die

how thirteen states became a nation
A group of students puts on a play that examines the challenges, conflicts, and compromises which occurred during the writing of the United States Constitution.
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The Anti-Federalist papers

And, the constitutional convention debates
Contains the complete texts of the Anti-Federalist papers which offer the arguments of statesmen who were opposed to the Constitution, and includes transcripts of Constitutional Convention debates, commentaries, and an index of ideas.
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20 fun facts about the US Constitution

Presents twenty trivia facts about the United States Constitution.
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We the people

the Constitution of the United States
Contains color illustrations portraying the words of the Preamble, an introductory essay, and the text of the Constitution.
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The United States Constitution

Discusses the history of the United States Constitution.
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The words we live by

your annotated guide to the constitution
Explains what the U.S. Constitution means line by line, citing court cases and opposing interpretations from such figures as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, James Madison, and Charlton Heston.
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Una unio?n mas perfecta

la historia de nuestra Constitucion
Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.

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