Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society.Read More »
A professor of Constitutional law at Yale analyzes the history and meaning of each clause of the original Bill of Rights and shows how a later generation of abolitionists profoundly changed the Bill into the one Americans know today.Read More »
In September of that year, Congress proposed those Amendments to the states, and in mid-December, the states ratified the Bill of Rights. This book will walk kids through the Amendments and the trials-by-fire the Amendments faced.Read More »
This book is a documentary history of the rights found in the American state constitutions adopted between 1776 and 1790.Read More »
This book helps you easily reach a deep understanding of the Bill of Rights by walking you through each amendment, clarifying the precise definitions of key words; providing the historical context you need to fully grasp and spirit and ...Read More »
The Bill of Rights is one of the most important documents of not only United States history, but also World History.Read More »
Author Syl Sobel describes each of these rights, and in the process he points out many fascinating facts that are a part of America’s history. Here is a book that will be valued by teachers and enjoyed by students.Read More »
Is the modern understanding of the Bill of Rights the same as that which prevailed when the document was ratified? In Limited Government and the Bill of Rights, Patrick Garry addresses these questions.Read More »
Carefully leveled text coupled with primary-source images will encourage young readers to take a closer look at the U.S. Constitution's first ten Amendments, known as the Bill of Rights.Read More »
Introduces the Bill of Rights, including its history, the civil rights for which it provides, and other amendments to the Constitution that have been added since the Bill of Rights.Read More »
The Handbook is a comprehensive account of over a decade of South African Bill of Rights jurisprudence.Read More »
The Bill of Rights. The Amendments, 1-10, Over 250 Supreme Court cases.Read More »
In the era celebrating the Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights, Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights reminds us once again that the idea of ensuring human rights has a long history, one as tenuous but as enduring as the story of human ...Read More »
Describes the creation and ratification of the Bill of Rights, explains what rights are, and discusses the rights it guarantees, such as freedom of speech.Read More »
Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution--a penetrating analysis of the background of the Bill of Rights and the meanings of each provision of the amendments. 5 illustrations.Read More »
This book will provide a basic understanding of the Bill of Rights, as well as a foundation upon which each child can learn from and grow into active, peaceful, and prosperous individuals who seek personal fulfillment and happiness within ...Read More »
In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the ...Read More »
Fourteen individual state essays elucidate the complexitites of local and regional interests that shaped the debate over individual rights and the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights.Read More »
Newly revised and updated, packed with anecdotes, sidebars, case studies, suggestions for further reading, and humorous illustrations, Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings an important topic vividly to life for young ...Read More »
