Examines the facts of the 1787 convention and the history of the Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States.
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.
Edition for 1978 is by the Administration under its previous name : National Archives and Records Service.
This fast, fun guide to the most influential legal document ever created includes the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Amendments to the Constitution.
Offers the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence and features interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the ...
The U.S. Constitution
Amar shows us how the story of this one relatively compact document reflects the story of America more generally. (For example, much of the Constitution, including the glorious-sounding “We the People,” was lifted from existing American ...
Richard B. Bernstein, “e Sleeper Wakes: e History and Legacy of the Twenty- Seventh Amendment,” Fordham Law Review 61, no. 3 (1992): 542. 63. “Madison Amendment Surprises Lawmakers.” 64. Bill McAllister, “Across Two Centuries, ...
A companion volume to The Signers looks at how the delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to create, debate, and eventually sign the United States Constitution.
In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals.