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Book

The Bill of Rights : why it matters to you

Call Number

  • J 342.73 BJOR (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2020.

Physical Description

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Notes

Subtitle from cover.

Contents

  • Hard times : what if you lived before there was a Bill of Rights?
  • America, set free! : what will the new United States government look like?
  • The first four : what do the first four amendments promise you?
  • The big truth : should the First Amendment be changed?; Should the right of freedom of speech or expression be limited?
  • Amendments five through ten : what are the rights of the accused?
  • The Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, and you : what does the future hold for your rights?
  • Kids in action
  • Get involved!
  • True statistics.

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