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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the Bill of Rights in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press(r), an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Many of the rights we consider most important to the United States -- from freedom of speech to a fair trial -- are in the Bill of Rights.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Though it was written more than 200 years ago, the first 10 amendments included in the Bill of Rights are still being interpreted today. Understanding how these additions to the Constitution came about is a key topic of the social studies curriculum, and it's also essential for understanding the modern political conversation. All readers can benefit from the concise explanation of why the Bill of Rights was written and what each amendment states....
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Goldhil Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The Bill of Rights provides the basic legal protections to ensure individual rights. These rights and all subsequent amendments are presented here in easy-to-understand language with valuable insight from distinguished experts.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
By the time of his retirement in June 2010, the author had become the second longest serving Justice in the history of the Supreme Court. Now he draws upon his more than three decades on the Court, during which he was involved with many of the defining decisions of the modern era, to offer a book articulating not only the need for changes, but also what those improvements should be. This is a call to arms, detailing six specific ways in which the...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America's foundational document?"--
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