The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers

By: Richard Beeman

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Paperback | 31 August 2010

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What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars.

Known across the country for his appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Professor Richard Beeman is one of the nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution. In 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. A marvel of accessibility and erudition, the guide also features a history of the making of the Constitution with excerpts from The Federalist Papers and a look at crucial Supreme Court cases that reminds us that the meaning of many of the specific provisions of the Constitution has changed over time.

"Excellent . . . valuable and judicious."-Jill Lepore,The New Yorker

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"Excellent . . . valuable and judicious." -Jill Lepore, The New Yorker

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Constitution & The Government & The State History Regional & National History History of the Americas Political Science & Theory Political Structures & Democracy

A Note on the Text	p. vii
The Declaration of Independence	p. 3
The Constitution of the United States	p. 21
Amendments to the Constitution	p. 61
Selections From the Federalist Papers	p. 93
The Revolutionary Origins of the American Constitution	p. 117
America Struggles to Achieve Independence, Liberty, and Union: Government Under the Articles of Confederation	p. 133
The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Revolution in Government	p. 145
The Contest Over Ratification: America's First National Referendum	p. 167
Establishing Government Under The Constitution, 1789-1801	p. 175
Supreme Court Decisions That Have Shaped America's Constitutional History	p. 189
Suggestions For Further Reading	p. 209
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The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers

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