- Subjects
- Genres
- Popular works
- Published
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New York :
Hyperion
c2003.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "A Stonesong Press book."
- Physical Description
- 288 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780786867202
- Acknowledgments
- The Constitution as Conversation
- Part I. The Constitution of the United States
- The Preamble: We the People
- Article I. The Legislative Branch
- Article II. The Executive Branch
- Article III. The Judicial Branch
- Article IV. Full Faith and Credit
- Article V. Amendments
- Article VI. The Supreme Law of the Land
- Article VII. Ratification
- Part II. Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
- 1. Freedom of Expression
- 2. The Right to Bear Arms
- 3. Quartering of Troops
- 4. Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
- 5. Due Process of Law
- 6. The Right to a Fair Trial
- 7. Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
- 8. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- 9. Unenumerated Rights
- 10. States' Rights
- 11. Lawsuits Against States
- 12. Choosing the Executive
- 13. Abolishing Slavery
- 14. Equal Protection of the Laws
- 15. Suffrage for Black Men
- 16. Income Taxes
- 17. Direct Election of Senators
- 18. Prohibition
- 19. Women's Suffrage
- 20. Lame Ducks
- 21. Repealing Prohibition
- 22. Presidential Term Limits
- 23. Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia
- 24. Banning the Poll Tax
- 25. Presidential Succession and Disability
- 26. Suffrage for Young People
- 27. Limiting Congressional Pay Raises
- To Decide for Ourselves What Freedom Is
- Endnotes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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