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In modern America, the civil society is being steadily devoured by a ubiquitous federal government. But as the government grows into an increasingly authoritarian and centralized federal Leviathan, many parents continue to tolerate, if not enthusiastically champion, grievous public policies that threaten their children and successive generations with a grim future at the hands of a brazenly expanding and imploding entitlement state poised to burden...
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In a combination of witty text and illustrationsU.S. Constitution For Beginners take a tongue-in-cheek look at America's most critical legal document. Author and lawyer Steve Bachmann has written a text that touches on the document's history beginning with the Magna Carta. He then traces the events that precipitated its writing, the personalities and motives of the people who create it, and its use and misuses since ratification.U.S. Constitution...
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"A groundbreaking work that retells modern history through the rise and spread of written constitutions-some enlightened, many oppressive-to every corner of the globe. Filling a crucial void in our understanding of world history, Linda Colley reconfigures the rise of the modern world over three centuries through the advent of written constitutions. Her absorbing work challenges accepted narratives, focusing on rulers like Catherine the Great, who...
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Basic Books, Hachette Book Group
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2021.
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First edition.
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English
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Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tells the story of America's constitutional conversation during its first eighty years--from the Constitution's birth in 1760 through the 1830s, when the last of America's early leaders died. Amar traces the threads of Constitutional discourse, uniting history and law in a narrative that seeks both to reveal this history anew and to make clear who was right and who was wrong on the biggest legal issues confronting...
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The United States Constitution is the basis for our most fundamental rights as Americans and has been a key element in nearly every major legal and political debate ever argued. But how many of us actually understand the language used by our Founding Fathers? Now Linda R. Monk, an award-winning author and journalist, takes us through the Constitution, line by line, to help us comprehend this amazing document and to see the variety of ways in which...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2019].
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First edition.
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English
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Whatever your party affiliation or politics, your beliefs need to start with an understanding of the Constitution, the 1789 document on which our government is based. Why are there three branches of government? What is executive privilege? What is meant by the Bill of Rights? This insightful guide answers these important questions and many others. It couldn't be more necessary and relevant in these complicated times. Includes the complete text of...
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
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2021.
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First edition.
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English
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"The US Constitution is an important and revered part of our nation's history and government-but it wasn't always that way! In this beneficial book, readers will learn how the US Constitution came to be, from its predecessor the Articles of Confederation to the final ratified document, and all the debates, controversies, and struggles along the way. Writings from the Founding Fathers who helped create this important document will show why they made...
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Simon & Schuster
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c2007
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English
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In a country continually arguing over the Constitution's original intent, it is fascinating to watch such powerful characters as George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and others largely forgotten, struggle toward consensus--often reluctantly--to write a flawed but living and breathing document that could evolve with the nation.
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El Área de Derecho Constitucional de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, en este período de emergencia sanitaria, realiza periódicamente "Desayunos Constitucionales", en los cuales reflexiona sobre el rol del Estado constitucional bajo el estado de emergencia, a través de la presentación de ponencias de sus profesores e invitados internacionales, analizando la situación de los derechos fundamentales en la lucha contra el coronavirus,...
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