What Is the Constitution?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth

2020-12-29 18:04:59

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We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the Un... Read more
We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being.

Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it''s easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen. Less

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File size7.94 X 5.75 X 0.51 in
Print pages112
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
Publication date June 19, 2018
Languageeng
ISBN9781524786106
Patricia Brennan is an educator and children's book author. She has authored several titles for children, including many books in the leveled reader program, Penguin Young Readers....

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