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The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation
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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment
More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. In Lewis’s telling, the story of how the right of free expression evolved along with our nation makes a compelling case for the adaptability of our constitution. Although Americans have gleefully and sometimes outrageously exercised their right to free speech since before the nation’s founding, the Supreme Court did not begin to recognize this right until 1919. Freedom of speech and the press as we know it today is surprisingly recent. Anthony Lewis tells us how these rights were created, revealing a story of hard choices, heroic (and some less heroic) judges, and fascinating and eccentric defendants who forced the legal system to come face-to-face with one of America’s great founding ideas. .
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Gun Control on Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle Over the Second Amendment
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Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments (Including Images Of Original Historical American Documents)
This paperback publication is a compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and the complete up to do amendment to the United States Constitution. This book is different from other publications because it also includes images of the original American founding documents. This book is an excellent educational tool for those not familiar with these important writings and is also an excellent reference tool to have on hand for people interested in American government, or those who work in American government..
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Constitution of the United States of America, with Bill of Rights and Subsequent Amendments
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THE FEDERALIST PAPERS --- UPDATED w/LINKED TOC
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788. A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. McLean. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government. The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard B. Morris, they are an "incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer." The articles were written by Alexander Hamilton (51 articles: nos. 1, 6–9, 11–13, 15–17, 21–36, 59–61, and 65–85), James Madison (27 articles: nos. 10, 14, 18–20, 37–58, and 62–63), and John Jay (5 articles: 2–5 and 64). They appeared under the pseudonym "Publius," in honor of Roman consul Publius Valerius Publicola. Madison is generally credited as the father of the Constitution and became the fourth President of the United States. Hamilton was an active delegate at the Constitutional Convention, and became the first Secretary of the Treasury. John Jay became the first Chief Justice of the United States. Federalist No. 10, which discusses the means of preventing faction and advocates for a large republic (and warns of the dangers of a democracy), is generally regarded as the most important of the 85 articles from a philosophical perspective. Federalist No. 84 is also notable for its opposition to a Bill of Rights. Federalist No. 78 is another important one, laying down groundwork that would eventually become judicial review. Federalist No. 51 may be the clearest exposition of what has come to be called "Federalism." [Source: Wikipedia.org].
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