constitutional law

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The U.S. Constitution A to Z

2002
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Constitution in volume five of a five-volume series on American government and provides information on the power of the three branches of government, executive privilege, judicial review, property rights, and representative government.

Encyclopedia of world constitutions

2007
Presents a comprehensive overview of the constitutional systems of all the nations of the world that provides their constitutional history, languages, major religions and ethnic groups, and types of government.

Constitutional amendments

from freedom of speech to flag burning
2001
Contains chronologically arranged entries that examine the first eight amendments to the Constitution of the United States, examining the background of each amendment, ratification facts, and related court cases; and includes a general discussion of the amendment process.

We the kids

the preamble to the Constitution of the United States
2005
An illustrated preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

Right to bear arms

2005
Presents a concise study of the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, and explores several issues in history including gun control and safety, the NRA, assassinations, improving background checks, the Brady Bill, and much more.

The words we live by

your annotated guide to the constitution
2003
Explains what the U.S. Constitution means line by line, citing court cases and opposing interpretations from such figures as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, James Madison, and Charlton Heston.

We the kids

the preamble to the Constitution of the United States
2002
An illustrated preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

The Constitution and its amendments

1998
Contains 165 essays in which the authors discuss specific articles or amendments to the Constitution of the United States, with some coverage of selected concepts, cases, or topics of importance during a specific period. Organized by constitutional clauses, with definitions of key terms, sidebars, and illustrations.

The Constitution

the story behind America's governing document
2004
Describes the process of writing the Constitution, how it became law, what the document means, and how it has kept the United States government strong as the country has grown and changed.

The Constitution

2004
Introduces children to the Constitution, discussing how it was created, what its purpose is, and why it is so important to the country's people and history.

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