The Bill of Rights a history in documents
Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford : New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2003.
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| Series: | Pages from history
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Table of Contents:
- The roots of American rights
- Rights revolution and in America
- The birth of the Bill of Rights
- The Bill of Rights marginalized
- Rights renewed and denied
- A resurgence of rights
- Nationalization of the Bill of Rights
- Political cartoons on the right to bear arms
- Consensus and controversy.
