American Documents: The Constitution

From Publisher:

Constitutional law expert Paul Finkelman offers readers a carefully researched and highly readable look at the document that is the blueprint of American democracy. He begins by showing how ineffective the Confederation government was in dealing with the problems facing the newly independent republic: no uniform laws among states, no courts to settle arguments, no power to collect taxes. Then the reader sits in on the Constitutional Convention, where arguments about how to balance power between large and small states and how to count slaves as part of the population are among the key issues. They will learn about the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the Connecticut Plan, and the Three-fifths Compromise, and meet some of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists who passionately argued the Constitution's pros and cons until it was finally ratified and became the law of the land. Includes the complete text of The Constitution.

Product Info

ISBN: 0792279751

ISBN-13: 9780792279754

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books

Year: 2005-12-27

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

Seller Info

YourOnlineBookstore

Address: 9600 Bamboo Rd Houston, Texas

Website: http://www.youronlinebookstore.com

Country: United States