The inspired Constitution
Subtitle: answers to the big questions : what every Latter-day Saint should know, and why it matters
By: David W. Read
Publisher: Deseret Book
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781606419458
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Mormon Church; Doctrines; United States; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the inspired Constitution; title: Origins of a new nation; title: Constitutional convention; title: The preamble; title: Article I: the Congress; title: Article II: the presidency; title: Article III: the judiciary; title: Article IV: the states; title: Article V: amending the Constitution; title: Article VI: the supreme law of the land, debts, oaths; title: Article VII: ratification; title: Amendment I: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition; title: Amendment II: the right to bear arms; title: Amendment III: quartering troops; title: Amendment IV: searches and seizures, privacy; title: Amendment V: trial, punishment, due process, eminent domain; title: Amendment VI: juries in criminal trials; title: Amendment VII: juries in civil trials; title: Amendment VIII: cruel and unusual punishment, excessive bails and fines; title: Amendment IX: unenumerated rights; title: Amendment X: powers of the states and people; title: Amendment XI: judicial limits; title: Amendment XII: choosing a president; title: Amendment XIII: abolishing slavery; title: Amendment XIV: substantive due process and equal protection; title: Amendment XV: voting rights; title: Amendment XVI: federal income tax; title: Amendment XVII: senators elected by popular vote; title: Amendment XVIII: prohibition of alcohol; title: Amendment XIX: women's suffrage; title: Amendment XX: lame ducks; title: Amendment XXI: repeal of prohibition; title: Amendment XXII: presidential term limits; title: Amendment XXIII: voting in the District of Columbia; title: Amendment XXIV: no poll taxes allowed; title: Amendment XXV: presidential disability and succession; title: Amendment XXVI: voting age lowered to eighteen; title: Amendment XXVII: limiting congressional pay increase.