The U.S. Constitution for Everyone
- ISBN-10
- 0399513051
- ISBN-13
- 9780399513053
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Authors
- Mort Gerberg, Jerome B. Agel
Description
Presents the text of the Constitution, explains its fundamentals, and traces events leading up to its adoption in 1788.
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