Bibliograph

The people's constitution, 200 years, 27 amendments, and the promise of a more perfect union, John F. Kowal and Wilfred U. Codrington III

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The people's constitution, 200 years, 27 amendments, and the promise of a more perfect union, John F. Kowal and Wilfred U. Codrington III

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The people's constitution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1142901847

Responsibility statement

John F. Kowal and Wilfred U. Codrington III

Sub title

200 years, 27 amendments, and the promise of a more perfect union

Summary

"The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution--the product of compromises and an artifact of its time--and made it more democratic"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- An imperfect Constitution -- The Founding Era Amendments (1789-1804) -- The Reconstruction Era Amendments (1865-1870) -- The Progressive Era Amendments (1909-1920) -- The New Deal : and the amending wave that wasn't -- The Civil Rights Era Amendments (1960-1971) -- The 1970s : and the rights revolution that wasn't -- The Era of Conservative Amendment Politics -- The people's Constitution

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