Description
Book Synopsis"A marvelous instrument for introducing citizens to their Constitution" (Mortimer J. Adler), "this is exactly the kind of book that former Chief Justice Burger, as Chairman of the Bicentennial Commission, has been pleading with scholars and scholarly presses to produce" (Thomas L. Pangle, University of Toronto).
Trade ReviewThose desiring to engage in the enterprise of 'thinking about the Constitution' in the company of a resourceful and knowledgeable guide will find this book quite interesting and enjoyable. -- Edward Dumbauld Journal of American History
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Constitutions of the Americans
Chapter 2. Preamble
Chapter 3. Article I, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6
Chapter 4. Article I, Section 7
Chapter 5. Article I, Section 8
Chapter 6. Article I, Section 9 & 10
Chapter 7. Anglo-American Constitutionalism
Chapter 8. Article II, Section 1
Chapter 9. Article II, Sections 2, 3, & 4
Chapter 10. Article III, Sections 1 & 2
Chapter 11. Article III, Sections 2 & 3
Chapter 12. The State Constitutions in 1787
Chapter 13. Article IV
Chapter 14. Article V
Chapter 15. Article VI
Chapter 16. Article VII
Chapter 17. The Americans of the Constitution
Appendix and Sources
Notes
Index
