A companion to the United States Constitution and its amendments
By: John R. Vile
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780313380082; 9780313380099
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The background and purposes of the Constitution; title: Article I : the legislative branch; title: Article II : the executive branch; title: Article III : the judicial branch; title: Article IV : the federal system; title: Articles V-VII : the amending provision and miscellaneous matters; title: The Bill of Rights : the First Amendment; title: The Bill of Rights : of arms and men : Amendments 2-3; title: The Bill of Rights and the rights of the accused and the convicted : Amendments 4-8; title: The Bill of Rights, the rights of the states : (Amendments 9-10) and Amendments 11 and 12; title: The post Civil War amendments : Amendments 13-15; title: The progressive era amendments : Amendments 16-19; title: The recent amendments : Amendments 20-27; title: Reading Supreme Court decisions.