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Book

What is the constitution?

Call Number

  • J 342.73 DEMU (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]

Physical Description

108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Summary

"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"--

Contents

  • What is the Constitution?
  • A limping goverment
  • Who's coming to Philadelphia?
  • Virginia has a plan
  • Small versus big
  • A battle between north and south
  • Decisions, decisions
  • "We the people"
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The living Constitution.

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