The Constitution and Its Amendments
- ISBN-10
- 0028648579
- ISBN-13
- 9780028648576
- Category
- Constitutional amendments
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Author
- Roger K. Newman
Description
Provides a chronological history of the Constitution's seven articles and twenty-seven amendments to date, placing them in the context of the social, political, and judicial events that formed them, and examining contemporary issues and court cases where constitutional interpretation plays a key role.
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