The Constitution

Author

Lucas, Eileen Banfield, Susan Fireside, Harvey Farish, Leah Wetterer, Charles M Peterson, Judy Monroe Hanson, Freya Ottem Schleichert, Elizabeth Hudson, David Weidner, Daniel W

1) The eighteenth and twenty-first amendments: alcohol, prohibition, and repeal

Author

Lucas, Eileen

2) The Fifteenth Amendment: African-American men's right to vote

Author

Banfield, Susan

3) The Fifth Amendment: the right to remain silent

Author

Fireside, Harvey

4) The First Amendment: freedom of speech, religion, and the press

Author

Farish, Leah

Language

English

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Discusses the definition and history of the First Amendment and considers present day problems regarding the rights it guarantees.

5) The Fourth Amendment: search and seizure

Author

Wetterer, Charles M.

6) The Nineteenth Amendment: women's right to vote

Author

Peterson, Judy Monroe

Language

English

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Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

7) The Second Amendment: the right to own guns

Author

Hanson, Freya Ottem

8) The Thirteenth Amendment: ending slavery

Author

Schleichert, Elizabeth

Language

English

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Juneteenth
Juneteenth for All Ages

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Presents an overview of the history of slavery in the United States, its abolition by constitutional amendment in 1865, and the Reconstruction and its aftermath.

9) The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments of the Constitution

Author

Hudson, David

Language

English

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Traces the history of the writing of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and examines each amendment's provisions and applications in detail.

10) The Constitution: the preamble and the articles

Author

Weidner, Daniel W

Language

English

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Explores the preample and individual articles of the United States Constitution, as well as how this important document was written, how it has developed through the years, and how it is enforced.

11) Creating the Constitution: the people and events that formed the nation

Author

Weidner, Daniel W

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Explores the creation of the United States Constitution, including the people involved, the ratification process, and the implications for the nation's government, both at its inception and today.

12) The Fourteenth Amendment: equal protection under the law

Author

Hudson, David

Language

English