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The U. S. Constitution A to Z
By Maddex, Robert L.
- ISBN
- 978-0-87289-764-9
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2009
An update to the 2002 edition, Maddex's (Constitutions of the World) revision still competes with formidable, albeit older subject references, including Constitutional Amendments, 1789 to the Present (Gale, 1999) and the six-volume Encyclopedia of the Amer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Gr 10-Up A chronology of legal milestones, 510 B.C.E. to C.E. 2003, is just the beginning of this finely crafted volume that describes how the U.S. Constitution continues to shape the laws and lives of our citizenry. The alphabetically arranged entries cover a wide variety of topics such as abortion, the electoral college, gun control, minorities, religion, slavery, and the Watergate scandal. Many specific Supreme Court cases and their ramifications are explained; updates include developments relating to the Septe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
