The Bill of Rights
- ISBN-10
- 0823944727
- ISBN-13
- 9780823944729
- Series
- The Bill of Rights
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-12-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Karen Donnelly
Description
Introduces the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, commonly known as the Bill of Rights.
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- 2018-10-05
- 80 pages
- Paperback
- Independently Published
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