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Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights
141 pp.
| Greenhaven
| September, 2010
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4697-6$35.75
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These volumes of previously published essays, articles, etc., on the title amendments examine their histories and the legal challenges they have encountered, as well as how they have been applied in contemporary times. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, historical background, and debate/controversies. Though useful for research, the text-dense volumes are visually daunting and unappealing. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XXV and Amendment XVII.
206 pp.
| Greenhaven
| September, 2010
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4698-3$35.75
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These volumes of previously published essays, articles, etc., on the title amendments examine their histories and the legal challenges they have encountered, as well as how they have been applied in contemporary times. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, historical background, and debate/controversies. Though useful for research, the text-dense volumes are visually daunting and unappealing. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XXV and Amendment XVII.
160 pp.
| Greenhaven
| June, 2010
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4452-1$34.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
Fourteen previously published articles and essays look at different aspects of the twenty-second amendment, which limits U.S. presidents to two terms. The volume includes the amendment's text and explanation, an informative introduction, and historical background, before presenting debate/controversies surrounding the issue. The dense text is off-putting, but the book will be useful to report writers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
223 pp.
| Greenhaven
| December, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4453-8$34.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
This text-heavy volume compiles twenty-three essays, articles, etc., about the twenty-sixth amendment, which lowered the voting age (for federal elections) to eighteen. Issues include Congress's right to change the voting age, the wisdom of this act, and the impact on local elections. Authors include politicians (Richard Nixon, Ted Kennedy), Supreme Court justices (John Marshall Harlan, William O. Douglas, Hugo Black), and journalists. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
166 pp.
| Greenhaven
| June, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4125-4$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.
167 pp.
| Greenhaven
| June, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4127-8$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.
143 pp.
| Greenhaven
| March, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4123-0$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.
222 pp.
| Greenhaven
| March, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4126-1$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.
197 pp.
| Greenhaven
| March, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4122-3$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.
170 pp.
| Greenhaven
| December, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4124-7$33.70
(4)
YA
Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series.
These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.