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An introduction to the American Constitution, including why and how it was written and how it is amended.

"The prizewinning author of Founding Brothers and American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--brilliantly told--of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. The triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal...

Chronicles the making of the United States Constitution and examines the men who created the document

Explains the creation and history of the Articles of Confederation, including the people involved and the importance of the document.

Read about the highest court in the United States and learn how it has shaped our nation today.

A historical review of the people, issues, and events that led to the drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution.

In May 1787 delegates from across the country--including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin--gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States.