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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. Constitution is an important and revered part of our nation's history and government, but it wasn't always that way. With this beneficial book, readers learn how the U.S. Constitution came to be, from its predecessor the Articles of Confederation to the final ratified document. Fascinating details about the debates, controversies, and struggles along the way are richly explored. Writings from the Founding Fathers who helped create this important...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The goal of this course is to illuminate the original foundations of our American civic culture by reenacting the Great Debate, from 1787 to 1788, over ratification of the proposed constitution. We will focus on the most profound intellectual and philosophic levels of the contoversy, centered on the competing republican visions held by the proponents of the constitution (Federalists) and their opponents (Anti-Federalists)"--Course guidebook p. 1....
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The author traces his family's experiences immigrating to the U.S. to introduce the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, explaining how it represents America's democratic values and discussing the importance of the documents' history.
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A guide the citizenship and the American government, The Constitution Explained takes an even-handed approach to controversial issues and explores various points of view. It sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the many broadly worded key phrases in the Constitution. You'll learn how the Constitution has been adopted to different times and various situations. You'll learn what it does-and does not-promise U.S. citizens....
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. Constitution separates government powers into three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches. The writers of the Constitution wanted to make sure that the government didn't get too powerful, so they made sure the power in government was balanced. Each branch of the government can check on the others to make sure they're following the rules and not getting too powerful. Throughout the United States' history, many...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In Hamilton: An American Biography, Tony Williams provides readers with a concise biography that traces the events and values that enabled Hamilton to rise from his youth as a dispossessed orphan to Revolutionary War hero and Founding Father, a life uniquely shaped by America and who, in turn, contributed to the creation of the American regime of liberty and self-government. He was one of key leaders in the American Revolution, a chief architect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and the 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
Author
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Founding Brothers tells the unexpected story of America’s second great founding and of the men most responsible—Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Jay, and James Madison.
Ellis explains of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. These...
Ellis explains of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. These...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Go inside the start of the Constitutional Convention, where you'll learn how and why the Founders assembled to craft a new, improved system of government. Central to this was the plan set out by Edmund Randolph, which aimed at stopping a jealous Congress or greedy state legislatures from destroying it.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One day after the Constitutional Convention ended, the document was printed in 500 copies by John Dunlap and David Claypoole and shared with the general public. What happened next? How did George Washington use a cover letter to mitigate shock? How did the Founders brace themselves for the inevitable state conventions?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Turn to a moment of great exhaustion at the Constitutional Convention: a deadlock between the New Jersey and Virginia plans for a national government. Roger Sherman's compromise of two branches of government (one equal, one proportional) would play an important role in moving the debate forward.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Peace -- and a burst of creativity -- comes to the United States. A distinctly American culture is about to be born. But governing the world's newest republic is not easy. Congress is ineffectual. Individual states act like sovereign nations. By the time the Constitutional Convention convenes in 1787, many wonder if the country can survive. The long ratification process that follows helps define what sort of nation the United States is to be -- a...
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