The Constitution
By: Hal Marcovitz ; [introduction by Barry Moreno].
Series: American symbols and their meanings
Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: United States. -- Juvenile literature.; United States.; Constitutional history -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Constitutional history.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the history of the United States Constitution, from events leading up to its creation and ratification more than 200 years ago to some amendments that have been added as recently as 1971.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: Shays's Rebellion; title: A more perfect union; title: The Bill of Rights; title: Facts about the constitution; title: The least imperfect; title: Chronology; title: Glossary.