Constitutional Amendments

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.

Provides historical background information about the Fourteenth Amendment and includes essays that debate issues associated with equal protection.

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.

Provides historical background on the Twenty-fifth Amendement to the U.S. Constitution, which deals with the role of the vice president in the event the president becomes incapacitated, draws from primary and secondary sources to look at how the amendment has been tested in the courts, and examines related controversies and debates.

Explore various Constitutional amendments through primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary.

Explore the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States through primary and secondary sources, both historical and contemporary. Includes black-and-white photographs.