| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Structure and Preamble "We the people. . ." -- Three Branches of Government -- Limitations on State Sovereignty -- Ratification, Amending, and National Supremacy. |
| Summary |
This handy guide helps readers understand, quickly and in nontechnical language, the US Constitution. Want to learn about the separation of powers, the emoluments clause, why slaves in colonial America were considered 3/5 of a person, gerrymandering, or why Congressional pay raises are limited? Historian Andrew Arnold provides a simple, non-partisan, line-by-line commentary with concise explanations of the Constitution's meaning and history, offering little known facts and anecdotes about all twenty-seven amendments, and discusses key Supreme Court cases through the ages. For ease of use Arnold follows the actual numbering system of articles, sections, and clauses in the Constitution. The book includes two tables of contents--one brief and one detailed--as well as a bibliography and a short conclusion by Arnold on the enduring significance of the Constitution. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Constitution.
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Constitution (United States) |
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Constitutional law -- United States.
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Constitutional law. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Arnold, Andrew Bernard. Pocket guide to the US constitution. Second edition. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2018] 9781626165823 1626165823 (DLC) 2017034205 (OCoLC)995847227 |
| ISBN |
9781626165595 |
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1626165599 |
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9781626165823 |
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9781626165588 |
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1626165823 |
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1626165580 |
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