A Guide to the United States Constitution (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 0393912884 / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, July 2011
A Guide to the United States Constitution
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This supplementary text for a history course presents an extensively annotated Constitution with summaries of each article in plain modern language, plus historical background and explanations of key terms and concepts. It also provides similarly annotated chapters on the Bill of Rights, other Amendments, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Federalist Papers. The book's list of recommended websites includes the ACLU, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Free Expression Network, the National Archives, the National Constitution Center, the Supreme Court website, and the PBS Liberty! series. This second edition is updated with material on recent developments such as Supreme Court decisions. Ackerman is affiliated with John Jay College-CUNY. Ginsberg is affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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