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.
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.
Includes an overview of the original debate over the need for a bill of rights, an exploration of some later debates about rights issues, and an appendix of original documents.
Describes the creation and ratification of the Bill of Rights, explains what rights are, and discusses the rights it guarantees, such as freedom of speech.