The Bill of Rights primer : a citizen's guidebook to the American Bill of Rights / Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams.
2013
KF4750 .A4362 2013 (Mapit)
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The Bill of Rights primer : a citizen's guidebook to the American Bill of Rights / Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams.
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Imprint
New York, New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013].
Copyright
©2013.
Description
xi, 406 pages ; 18 cm
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About this book
Preface: Development of the concept of political freedom in England and the American colonies
Creation and reconstruction: an overview
Creation:
First things first
Our first amendment
Second and third amendments (the military amendments)
Fourth amendment (searches, seizures, and fifth amendment takings)
Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments (the jury amendments)
Ninth and tenth amendments (the popular-sovereignty amendments)
Bill of rights as a constitution
Reconstruction:
Antebellum ideas
Fourteenth amendment
Incorporation process
Reconstruction rights
New birth of freedom
Appendix: Constitution of the United States
Amendments I-X and XIV
Biographical profiles of notable figures quoted or featured in the text
Notes
Glossary
Index.
Preface: Development of the concept of political freedom in England and the American colonies
Creation and reconstruction: an overview
Creation:
First things first
Our first amendment
Second and third amendments (the military amendments)
Fourth amendment (searches, seizures, and fifth amendment takings)
Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments (the jury amendments)
Ninth and tenth amendments (the popular-sovereignty amendments)
Bill of rights as a constitution
Reconstruction:
Antebellum ideas
Fourteenth amendment
Incorporation process
Reconstruction rights
New birth of freedom
Appendix: Constitution of the United States
Amendments I-X and XIV
Biographical profiles of notable figures quoted or featured in the text
Notes
Glossary
Index.
Summary
Overview: A valuable reference to understanding your freedoms. Many Americans reference the Bill of Rights, a document that represents many of the freedoms that define the United States. Who doesn't know about the First Amendment's freedom of religion or Second Amendment's right to bear arms? In this pocket-sized volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding. The Bill of Rights Primer is an authoritative guide to all American freedoms. Uncluttered and well-organized, this text is perfect for those who want to study up on the Bill of Rights without needing a law degree to do so. This elementary guidebook presents a short historical survey of the people, events, decrees, legislation, writings, and cultural milestones, in England and the American colonies, that influenced the Founding Fathers as they drafted the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. With helpful comments and fun facts in the margins, the book will provide a deeper understanding of the Bill of Rights, exhibiting that it is not a stagnant document but one with an evolving meaning shaped by historical events, such as the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-388) and index.
Call Number
KF4750 .A4362 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781620875728 hardcover
1620875721 hardcover
1620875721 hardcover
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