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Morin, Isobel V.

Our Changing Constitution: How and Why We Have Amended It

176 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | January, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-7613-0222-0
(4) YA A historical overview discusses the framing of the U.S. Constitution and the adoption of the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights. Subsequent chapters identify the remaining amendments, noting the historical circumstances and legal battles that led to their adoption, and the social and political changes wrought by their passage. The book is comprehensive but unexciting; a selection of too-dark black-and-white photos accompanies the text. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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