SOCIAL SCIENCES
Weidner, Daniel

Creating the Constitution: The People and Events That Formed the Nation

(4) YA Constitution series. Bill and Constitution analyze the documents and describe the origins of, logic behind, and implications of the corresponding amendments or articles. A redundant volume, Creating briefly describes the need for a U.S. Constitution, some of the compromises reached during its drafting, and the fight for passage. Period reproductions illustrate the texts, each of which is appended by a copy of the Constitution. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Constitution titles: The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, and Creating the Constitution.]

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