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Gr 5 Up—A succinct yet comprehensive overview of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. It opens with an examination of the reason behind the Bill of Rights with regard to disagreements on how individual rights would be protected within the Constitutional framework. The text then explains how the Fourteenth Amendment, with its due process clause, influenced later Supreme Court decisions. The book provides an explanation for why enslavers were able to ensure so many freedoms (the answer: the amendments only apply on a federal level—not a state one). Then a chapter is dedicated to each amendment, including the wording and releva...Log In or Sign Up to Read More