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Civil rights United States Constitutional history Constitutional history United States Constitutional history United States Juvenile literature Constitutional law Constitutional law United States History Liberty Political participation United States United States United States ConstitutionEarley, Ryan
Summary: How do Americans state what they believe in, how their representative government works, and more? By writing it down! Investigate great documents that have shaped United States history, including the Federalist Papers. Find out who wrote the papers, what they say, and why they remain important today. Read all about these remarkable documents that helped form a nation. Includes a support page of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 EARDonohue, Moira Rose
Summary: "Learn all about the foundational document of the U.S. government, from how it was created to how it has changed over time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7302 DONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7302 DONShea, Therese
Summary: Describes the events surrounding the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and looks at how it provides structure for the nation's government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 SHEFritz, Jean.
Summary: Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1987
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 342.73 FRIMcGeehan, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 MCGDavid, Alex
Contents: New rules for a new country -- The debaters -- The federalist argument -- Defining America -- The anti-federalist argument.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov DavidPearson, Yvonne
Summary: "Discusses the history and importance of Constitution Day as well as ways Americans celebrate it."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 PEAMaestro, Betsy.
Summary: Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 1987
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Summary: "We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 DEMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 DEMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 DEMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov What DemuthHudson, David L.
Summary: "From the origins of the court to major decisions, The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book is a helpful primer on the United State's highest court, its history, traditions, and development. It sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the critical issues before the court, as well as the confirmation process and some of the court's most important justices"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Visible Ink Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 HUDVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "What is the U.S. Constitution? Why is it important? Find out in 'The Constitution'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.7302 VONArnn, Larry P.
Summary: Lectures presented online by Hillsdale College, September, 2011.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hillsdale College 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 INTFoner, Eric
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar comes a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 FONSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUFoner, Eric
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time. The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal, but it took the Civil War and the subsequent adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as American law. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 342.73 FONGoodrich, Phillip
Summary: In this under-reported and under-taught story of the American Revolution, Phillip Goodrich describes the role Benjamin Franklin played in bringing the northern and southern colonies together against corrupt British rule. Along with an "Inner Circle" of British Abolitionists, Franklin worked behind the scenes to secure the freedom of a single American slave, James Somersett; and then, in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3092 GOOSummary: Although the office of the President personifies American leadership, the Legislative branch was actually designed to hold at least as much power as the Executive, if not more. Many Founding Fathers envisioned Congress as the primary governing body, given its closeness, politically speaking, to the people. This program examines the origins, history, and activities of the U.S. House of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Who determines what the Constitution means: the Supreme Court, Congress, or the President? This 1803 case established the judiciary's authority to interpret the Constitution. Marshall's insistence on the principle of "judicial review" of acts of Congress brought him into conflict with President Thomas Jefferson, but established the court's responsibility.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Is American citizenship all about personal freedom and the rights of the individual? Or should the concept of the “good citizen” take precedence, underscoring the duties and contributions an individual owes to society? Where does immigration fit in? This program helps students sift through various meanings of American citizenship and the historical forces that have shaped it. With energetic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The U.S. Constitution is the world's oldest written charter of government in continuous effect. Much of the success of this document can be attributed to the way the Constitution has changed to meet the needs of the American people. The framers of the Constitution wisely anticipated the need to make changes to the Constitution as the world itself changed. Between 1787, when the Constitution was...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007