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The people's constitution : 200 years, 27 amendments, and the promise of a more perfect union

text The people's constitution : 200 years, 27 amendments, and the promise of a more perfect union

Kowal, John F.

Summary

"The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution-the product of compromises and an artifact of its time-and made it more democratic"--

Contents
Introduction -- An imperfect Constitution -- The Founding Era Amendments (1789-1804) -- The Reconstruction Era Amendments (1865-1870) -- The Progressive Era Amendments (1909-1920) -- The New Deal : and the amending wave that wasn't -- The Civil R... Read more
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Description
viii, 458 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations ;  24 cm
Publisher
The New Press 2021
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 342.7302 KOW in Adult Non-fiction Available

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