A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution : What Every American Needs to Know, Second Edition /

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This handy guide helps readers understand, quickly and in nontechnical language, the US Constitution. Want to learn about the separation of powers, the emoluments clause, why slaves in colonial America were considered 3/5 of a person, gerrymandering, or why Congressional pay raises are limited? Hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Arnold, Andrew Bernard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018.
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Constitution.
Constitution (United States)
Politics and government.
Constitutional law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Constitutional law > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure and Preamble "We the people. . ."
  • Three Branches of Government. Article 1. Legislative; Article 2. Executive; Article 3. Judicial
  • Limitations on State Sovereignty. Article 4. States
  • Ratification, Amending, and National Supremacy. Article 5. Amending the Constitution; Article 6. National Supremacy; Article 7. Ratification Process
  • Amendments. Bill of Rights; Early Refinements; Civil War Amendments; Progressive Era; New Deal and Post-World War II; Most Recent
  • Conclusion. The American Creed; Constitutional Quotations.

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