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Informationen zum Autor By John R. Vile Klappentext A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments is designed to show students just how revolutionary the Constitution was-and how relevant it remains today. It begins by revisiting the key events leading to the Constitution's ratification, including the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention, then goes article by article, amendment by amendment, to describe each section of the document, as well as the important court cases that add to its meaning. Zusammenfassung A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments is designed to show students just how revolutionary the Constitution was-and how relevant it remains today. It begins by revisiting the key events leading to the Constitution's ratification! including the writing... Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Fifth EditionAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: The Background and Purposes of the ConstitutionChapter 2: Article I: The Legislative BranchChapter 3: Article II:The Executive BranchChapter 4: Article III: The Judicial BranchChapter 5: Article IV: The Federal SystemChapter 6: Articles V-VII: The Amending Provision and Miscellaneous MattersChapter 7: The Bill of RightsChapter 8: The Bill of Rights: Of Arms and Men-Amendments 2-3Chapter 9: The Bill of Rights and the Rights of the Accused and the Convicted-Amendments 4-8Chapter 10: The Bill of Rights, the Rights of the StatesChapter 11: The Post-Civil War Amendments-Amendments 13-15Chapter 12: The Progressive Era Amendments-Amendments 16-19Chapter 13: The Recent Amendments-Amendments 20-27Reading Supreme Court DecisionsGlossaryHighlights of Constitutional HistoryU.S. Supreme Court JusticesAppendix 1: The Constitution of the United StatesAppendix 2: The Declaration of IndependenceAppendix 3: The Articles of ConfederationIndex
