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A companion to the United States Constitution and its amendments
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Title
A companion to the United States Constitution and its amendments / John R. Vile.
ISBN
9781440877940
1440877947
9781440877957
Edition
Seventh edition.
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2021]
Physical Description
xvi, 351 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"The most accessible and informative guide to what the Constitution means today is available in a fully updated new edition"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Vile, John R. A companion to the United States Constitution and its amendments. Seventh edition. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2021]
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The background and purposes of the Constitution
Article I : The legislative branch
Article II : The executive branch
Article III : The judicial branch
Article IV : The federal system
Articles V-VII : The amending provision and miscellaneous matters
The Bill of Rights : the first amendment
The Bill of Rights : of arms and men : amendments 2-3
The Bill of Rights and the rights of the accused and the convicted : amendments 4-8
The Bill of Rights, the rights of the states (amendments 9-10), and amendments 11 and 12
The post-Civil War amendments : amendments 13-15
The progressive era amendments : amendments 16-19
The recent amendments : amendments 20-27
Reading Supreme Court decisions.
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