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
A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution: What Every American Needs to Know, Second Edition
Description
Description
This accessible, nonpartisan quick reference provides concise explanations of the Constitution's meaning and history, offering little-known facts and anecdotes about every article and all twenty-seven amendments. This guide can be used to comprehend current events, dig deeper into court cases, or sort out your own opinions on constitutional issues.
About the Author
About the Author
Andrew B. Arnold is chair of the history department, Kutztown University. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"This clear, concise, witty, and sophisticated guide to the nation's most important founding document should be in every American's pocket."
--Michael A. Ross, University of MarylandA great choice to introduce students to the complexity of our Constitution, without scaring them off.
--Paul Finkelman, holds the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice, University of Ottawa, author of Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation's Court and co-author of A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press
Pub date:
2018-04-02
Length:
192 pages
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