The United States Constitution / Karen Price Hossell.
by Price Hossell, Karen.
Material type: BookSeries: Heinemann know itHistorical documents. Publisher: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2004Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.ISBN: 1403408041.Subject(s): United States. Constitution | Constitutional historyDDC classification: 342.73/029Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Recording important events -- Storing valuable documents -- What is the Constitution? -- A new government -- The Virginia plan -- The delegates debate -- The first draft -- Working out the details -- The committee of style -- Congress approves the Constitution -- Engrossing the document -- The final document -- Ratification -- The Preamble and Articles I, II, III -- Articles IV-V -- Articles VI and VII and the Bill of Rights -- The remaining amendments -- The travels of the Constitution -- The Constitution on display -- A living document.
Provides a history of the Constitution, explains each section including the Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments, and describes how historical documents such as this can be restored and preserved.
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