Presents the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments in a historical context, examining how they have been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Focuses on prohibition and repeal.

Students will explore constitutional amendments six through ten and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. Detailed explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each amendment's present day relevance. Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun....

"Explore Constitutional Amendments 21 through 24 and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. Detailed explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each amendment's present day relevance. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on screen, multiple choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun."--Back cover....

"The Bill of Rights affords people certain rights that the U.S. Constitution didn't originally outline. The Ninth Amendment guarantees the protection of rights not enumerated in the Bill of Rights. It would be difficult to write a document that protected every single American right, so this amendment protects all those rights left unsaid. The Tenth Amendment defines the relationship between the federal and state government, a concept known as federalism....

"The U.S. Constitution famously opens with 'We the people.' What about the rest of it? This valuable volume takes readers on a deep dive into the Constitution and its last four articles. Covering Articles IV to VI, the accessible narrative explains important concepts like states' rights, amendments, laws and treaties, and the process for ratification. Written to support elementary social studies curricula, readers will be at ease with the age-appropriate...

Discusses how these important laws came to be and how people continue to discuss and debate them even today.

Presents the Fifteenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how it has been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Focuses on race and the right to vote.

Presents the Seventeenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how they have been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Focus is on establishing election to the U.S. Senate.

Presents the Fourteenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how it has been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates. Focuses on due process.

Presents the Fourteenth Amendment in a historical context, examining how it has been tested in the courts and present current controversies and debates.