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Author
Publisher
Hatchette Books
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Revised paperback edition.
Physical Desc
304 p.
Language
English
Description
Analyzes the Constitution, line by line, covering everything from the Preamble to the Bill of Rights with insight, legal expertise, trivia, divergent interpretations, and anecdotes that show how the Constitution affects modern life.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
401 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Uncertain Justice, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz show the surprising extent to which the Roberts Court is revising the meaning of our Constitution. This essential book arrives at a make-or-break moment for the nation and the Court.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a sweeping narrative that examines the personalities and quirks of the Justices, The Most Dangerous Branch shows how, going as far back as Roe v Wade, the Court has re-shaped America's political and social landscape in key cases on the left and the right.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.8 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 Philadelphia, detailing the human side of the considerable ideas, arguments, issues, and compromises that shaped the formation of the U.S. Constitution and government.
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
240 pages.
Language
English
Description
Americans know that the Supreme Court protects our Constitutional rights-or at least it's supposed to. If controlled by activist judges, however, the Court can gravely damage our basic liberties. And to many, the inner workings of the Court remain a mystery. Senator Ted Cruz-a former law clerk to the Chief Justice and one of the country's top Supreme Court advocates-aims to change that in this riveting new book. Taking readers behind the scenes of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Presss, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages illustrations (some color 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What are the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Why are these documents important to American history? How do they affect the lives of U.S. citizens today? After the colonies won their independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, a new government was created that could help guarantee that the colonists would enjoy the freedoms they had fought so hard to win. Using an inquiry-based approach, primary sources, and quick-reference...
15) The great rehearsal: the story of the making and ratifying of the Constitution of the United States
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1948
Physical Desc
xii, 336 p. illus., ports. 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Capturing America's early struggles, when the fight for survival was constant, the chief political anchor for Fox News Channel presents this new biography of George Washington that centers around his return from retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and secure the future of the U.S.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 177 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Former United States Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens proposes six new amendments to the Constitution and articulates not only the need for such changes, but also precisely what those improvements should be.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 15 hrs.) : digital ; 9 cm. x 6cm.
Language
English
Description
With the Supreme Court more influential than ever, Uncertain Justice tells the story of how the Roberts Court is shaking the foundation of our nation's laws.
20) Fault lines in the constitution, the: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First graphic novel edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
n 1787, after 116 days of heated debates and bitter arguments, the United States Constitution was created. This imperfect document set forth America’s guiding principles, but it would also introduce some of today's most contentious political issues—from gerrymandering, to the Electoral College, to presidential impeachment.
With colorful art, compelling discourse, and true stories from America's past and present, Fault Lines in the Constitution:...