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Constitutional Amendments: An Encyclopedia of the People, Procedures, Politics, Primary Documents, and Campaigns for the 27 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
By GROSSMAN, Mark
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- 978-1-59237-999-6 978-1-61925-003-1
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2013 | Books
Gr 9 Up—This encyclopedia's coverage of amendments focuses on passage and ratification and includes objective introductions, transcripts of relevant congressional debate, primary-source excerpts from articles and court rulings, biographical sketches of people most involved in their crafting and passage, and "America at That Time" sections that look at culture and life when each amendment was passed. Although the premise is good, the material suffers from numerous flaws. The 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights are grouped in a singl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
