The Bill of Rights Primer: A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights - Couverture rigide

Amar, Akhil Reed; Adams, Les

 
9781620875728: The Bill of Rights Primer: A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
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ISBN 10 : 1620875721 ISBN 13 : 9781620875728
Editeur : Skyhorse, 2013

Synopsis

Many Americans reference the Bill of Rights, a document that represents many of the freedoms that define the United States. Who doesn’t know about the First Amendment’s freedom of religion or Second Amendment’s right to bear arms? In this pocket-sized volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding.

The Bill of Rights Primer is an authoritative guide to all American freedoms. Uncluttered and well-organized, this text is perfect for those who want to study up on the Bill of Rights without needing a law degree to do so.

This elementary guidebook presents a short historical survey of the people, events, decrees, legislation, writings, and cultural milestones, in England and the American colonies, that influenced the Founding Fathers as they drafted the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. With helpful comments and fun facts in the margins, the book will provide a deeper understanding of the Bill of Rights, exhibiting that it is not a stagnant document but one with an evolving meaning shaped by historical events, such as the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

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À propos de l'auteur

Les Adams is a lawyer, editor, and publisher. He has a BA in English from the University of North Carolina, an MA in English from Columbia University, a JD, cum laude, from the Cumberland Law School of Samford University, and an LLD from Iowa’s William Penn College. He is a member of the Alabama Bar Association and a life member of the National Rifle Association. He resides in Houston, Texas.

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Éditeur
Skyhorse
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1620875721
ISBN 13 
9781620875728
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
424
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  1632206188 ISBN 13 :  9781632206183
Editeur : Skyhorse, 2015
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