We the people / Aura Lewis & Evan Sargent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Aura, author.

Sargent, Evan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States--Juvenile literature.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Beverly, Massachusetts : Wide Eyed Editions, [2020]

Summary:

We The People takes the US Constitution out of its glass box, bringing to life this momentous document and its vital role throughout history and the modern world.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HELLO

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

THE PREAMBLE

ARTICLE 1 Congress

ARTICLE 2 President

ARTICLE 3 Judicial

ARTICLE 4 States

ARTICLE 5 Amending

ARTICLE 6 Debts, supremacy, oaths, religious tests

ARTICLE 7 Ratification

THE BILL OF RIGHTS

1ST AMENDMENT Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petitions

2ND AMENDMENT Arms

3RD AMENDMENT Quartering of soldiers

4TH AMENDMENT Search and seizure

5TH AMENDMENT Grand jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process

6TH AMENDMENT Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions

7TH AMENDMENT Jury trial

8TH AMENDMENT Protecting against excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment

9TH AMENDMENT Non-enumerated rights

10TH AMENDMENT Rights reserved to states

THE REST OF THE AMENDMENTS

11TH AMENDMENT Suits against a state

12TH AMENDMENT Election of president and vice-president

13TH AMENDMENT Abolition of slavery and involuntary servitude

14TH AMENDMENT Citizenship, immunities clause, due process, equal protection

15TH AMENDMENT Voting rights

16TH AMENDMENT Federal income tax

17TH AMENDMENT Popular election of senators

18TH AMENDMENT Prohibition

19TH AMENDMENT Votes for women

20TH AMENDMENT Commencement of presidential term and succession

21ST AMENDMENT Repeal of 18th Amendment

22ND AMENDMENT Two-term limitation on president

23RD AMENDMENT District of Columbia presidential vote

24TH AMENDMENT Abolition of poll tax requirement in federal elections

25TH AMENDMENT Presidential vacancy, disability, and inability

26TH AMENDMENT The right to vote at age 18

27TH AMENDMENT Congressional compensation

LOOKING FORWARD

GLOSSARY

SEARCH &amp

FIND AND FURTHER READING

INDEX

A

B

C.

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7112-5405-2

OCLC:

1178645066