The words we live by : your annotated guide to the constitution /
Monk, Linda R.
The words we live by : your annotated guide to the constitution / Linda R. Monk. - A Stonesong Press book 1st ed. - New York : Hyperion, c2003. - 288 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
"A Stonesong Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
Machine generated contents note: PART I: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES /10 -- The Preamble: We the People /11 -- Article I: The Legislative Branch /18 -- Article II: The Executive Branch / 62 -- Article III: The Judicial Branch / 89 -- Article IV: Full Faith and Credit / 104 -- Article V Amendments / 112 -- Article VI: The Supreme Law of the Land / 118 -- Article VII: Ratification / 121 --PART II: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE -- UNITED STATES / 126 -- The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression / 127 -- The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms / 151 -- The Third Amendment: Quartering of Troops / 154 -- The Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable Searches and Seizures /157 -- The Fifth Amendment: Due Process of Law / 164 -- The Sixth Amendment: The Right to a Fair Trial / 173 -- The Seventh Amendment: Trial by Jury in Civil Cases / 181 -- The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment / 184 -- The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights / 190 -- The Tenth Amendment: States' Rights /194 -- The Eleventh Amendment: Lawsuits Against States / 199 -- The Twelfth Amendment: Choosing the Executive / 201 --The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery / 205 -- The Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection of the Laws / 212 -- The Fifteenth Amendment: Suffrage for Black Men / 229 -- The Sixteenth Amendment: Income Taxes / 233 -- The Seventeenth Amendment: Direct Election of Senators / 234 -- The Eighteenth Amendment: Prohibition / 236 -- The Nineteenth Amendment: Women's Suffrage / 238 -- The Twentieth Amendment: Lame Ducks / 242 -- The Twenty-first Amendment: Repealing Prohibition / 246 -- The Twenty-second Amendment: Presidential Term Limits / 249 -- The Twenty-third Amendment: Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia / 251 -- The Twenty-fourth Amendment: Banning the Poll Tax / 253 -- The Twenty-fifth Amendment: Presidential Succession and Disability / 255 -- The Twenty-sixth Amendment: Suffrage for Young People / 260 -- The Twenty-seventh Amendment: Limiting Congressional Pay Raises / 261 --To Decide for Ourselves What Freedom Is / 263.
0786867205
2002038826
Constitutional law--United States--Popular works.
Constitutional history--United States--Popular works.
KF4550.Z9 / M66 2003
342.73/02
The words we live by : your annotated guide to the constitution / Linda R. Monk. - A Stonesong Press book 1st ed. - New York : Hyperion, c2003. - 288 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
"A Stonesong Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
Machine generated contents note: PART I: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES /10 -- The Preamble: We the People /11 -- Article I: The Legislative Branch /18 -- Article II: The Executive Branch / 62 -- Article III: The Judicial Branch / 89 -- Article IV: Full Faith and Credit / 104 -- Article V Amendments / 112 -- Article VI: The Supreme Law of the Land / 118 -- Article VII: Ratification / 121 --PART II: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE -- UNITED STATES / 126 -- The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression / 127 -- The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms / 151 -- The Third Amendment: Quartering of Troops / 154 -- The Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable Searches and Seizures /157 -- The Fifth Amendment: Due Process of Law / 164 -- The Sixth Amendment: The Right to a Fair Trial / 173 -- The Seventh Amendment: Trial by Jury in Civil Cases / 181 -- The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment / 184 -- The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights / 190 -- The Tenth Amendment: States' Rights /194 -- The Eleventh Amendment: Lawsuits Against States / 199 -- The Twelfth Amendment: Choosing the Executive / 201 --The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolishing Slavery / 205 -- The Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection of the Laws / 212 -- The Fifteenth Amendment: Suffrage for Black Men / 229 -- The Sixteenth Amendment: Income Taxes / 233 -- The Seventeenth Amendment: Direct Election of Senators / 234 -- The Eighteenth Amendment: Prohibition / 236 -- The Nineteenth Amendment: Women's Suffrage / 238 -- The Twentieth Amendment: Lame Ducks / 242 -- The Twenty-first Amendment: Repealing Prohibition / 246 -- The Twenty-second Amendment: Presidential Term Limits / 249 -- The Twenty-third Amendment: Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia / 251 -- The Twenty-fourth Amendment: Banning the Poll Tax / 253 -- The Twenty-fifth Amendment: Presidential Succession and Disability / 255 -- The Twenty-sixth Amendment: Suffrage for Young People / 260 -- The Twenty-seventh Amendment: Limiting Congressional Pay Raises / 261 --To Decide for Ourselves What Freedom Is / 263.
0786867205
2002038826
Constitutional law--United States--Popular works.
Constitutional history--United States--Popular works.
KF4550.Z9 / M66 2003
342.73/02