Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution · A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence
- Authors
- Beeman, Richard
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Tags
- politics , democracy , constitutional history , sources , political science , history , american government , reference , political ideologies , law , constitutions , united states , general , history & theory , constitutional
- ISBN
- 9780143118107
- Date
- 2010-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.29 MB
- Lang
- en
**A unique and handy guide to the law of land from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholars.
Known across the country for his appearance on *The Daily Show with Jon Stewart* , Professor Richard Beeman is one of the nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution. In this book, he has produced what every American should have: a compact, fully annotated copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and amendments, all in their entirety. A marvel of accessibility and erudition, the guide also features a history of the making of the Consittution with excerpts from *The Federalist Papers* and a look at crucial Supreme Court cases that reminds us that the meaning of many of the specific provisions of the Constitution has changed over time.
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