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    • Author/Creator:Hudson, David L., 1969- author.
    • Title:The Constitution explained : a guide for every American / David L. Hudson, Jr., J.D.
    • ISBN:9781803161525
      1578597765
      9781578597765
    • Edition:[Enhanced Credo edition].
    • Publication:Detroit : Visible Ink Press, 2022.
      Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
    • Physical Description:1 online resource (29 entries) : 169 images ; digital files.
    • Links:Online book
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    • Notes:Description based on title page of print version.
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    • Summary:Exploring the history and the various clauses, amendments, and interpretations, as well as addressing the debate over how well the country has lived up to the Preamble's lofty goals, The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American makes this groundbreaking document more understandable.
    • Variant and related titles:Credo reference.
    • Other formats:Print version:
      Also available in print version.
    • Format:Book
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
    • Contents:Introduction to the Constitution -- From the Articles of Confederation to the Constitutional Convention -- The Philadelphia Convention and the New Constitution -- Ratifying the Constitution and the Bill of Rights Issue -- Article I-Congress -- Article II-The powers of the presidency -- Article III and the U.S. Supreme Court -- Articles IV-VIII -- The First Amendment -- The Second Amendment -- The Fourth Amendment -- The Fifth Amendment -- The Sixth Amendment -- The Eighth Amendment -- The Ninth and Tenth Amendments -- The Fourteenth Amendment : The Second Bill of Rights -- Miscellaneous Amendments -- Continuing constitutional controversies -- Appendix: The United States Constitution.
    • Subjects:United States. Constitution.
      United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments.
      Constitutional law--United States.
      Constitutional history--United States.
      Federal government--United States.
    • Genre/Form:Electronic books.
    • Also listed under:Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.