A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution : What Every American Needs to Know, Second Edition

A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution : What Every American Needs to Know, Second Edition /

This handy guide helps readers understand, quickly and in nontechnical language, the US Constitution. Want to learn about the separation of powers, the emoluments clause, why slaves in colonial America were considered 3/5 of a person, gerrymandering, or why Congressional pay raises are limited? Hist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold, Andrew Bernard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution.
Constitutional law > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Structure and Preamble "We the people. . ."
  • Three Branches of Government. Article 1. Legislative; Article 2. Executive; Article 3. Judicial
  • Limitations on State Sovereignty. Article 4. States
  • Ratification, Amending, and National Supremacy. Article 5. Amending the Constitution; Article 6. National Supremacy; Article 7. Ratification Process
  • Amendments. Bill of Rights; Early Refinements; Civil War Amendments; Progressive Era; New Deal and Post–World War II; Most Recent
  • Conclusion. The American Creed; Constitutional Quotations.

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