What Is the Constitution?.
- ISBN-10
- 1544405480
- ISBN-13
- 9781544405483
- Category
- Constitutional history
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Authors
- Patricia Demuth, Patricia Brennan/ Who Hq
Description
"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen"--
Get the book
Similar books
-
What Is the Constitution?
By Who HQ, Patricia Brennan DemuthNobody fought harder for the Constitutional Convention than Alexander Hamilton. Born on an island in the British West Indies, Alexander arrived in America as a teenager. Without strong roots in any state, Hamilton developed a grand ...
-
The Federalist Papers
By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JayClassic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.
-
The Everything U.S. Constitution Book: An easy-to-understand explanation of the foundation of American government
By Ellen M KozakBut do you know what the U.S. Constitution actually says? This accessible guide contains the complete text of the Constitution, with short, descriptive margin notes throughout.
-
The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution: A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections...
By Richard BeemanIn this book, he has produced what every American should have: a compact, fully annotated copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and amendments, all in their entirety.
-
The U.S. Constitution for Everyone
By Mort Gerberg, Jerome B. AgelPresents the text of the Constitution, explains its fundamentals, and traces events leading up to its adoption in 1788.
-
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution: Fully Revised Second Edition
By Matthew Spalding, David F. ForteA landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning.
-
America's Constitution: A Biography
By Akhil Reed AmarAmar 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 ...
-
The Federalist Papers: The Making of the US Constitution
By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JayIt is shifted from one to another with so much dexterity, and under such plausible appearances, that the public opinion is left in suspense about the real author. The circumstances which may have led to any national miscarriage or ...
-
Perfecting the Constitution: The Case for the Article V Amendment Process
By Darren Patrick GuerraThis book provides a brief intellectual and constitutional history of the Article V amending process from the Imperial Crisis until the present and shows Article V to be a vital part of the Constitutional architecture.
-
The Constitution: An Introduction
By Michael Stokes Paulsen, Luke PaulsenBeginning with the Constitution's birth in 1787, Paulsen and Paulsen offer a grand tour of its provisions, principles, and interpretation, introducing readers to the characters and controversies that have shaped the Constitution in the 200 ...