Free Downloads Bill Of Rights: With Writings That Formed Its Foundation (Little Books Of Wisdom)
Collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, these first ten amendments to the United States Constitution limit the powers of the federal government and protect the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. Introduced in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison, these amendments came into effect on December 15, 1791, when ratified by three-fourths of the states. This document plays a central role in American law and remains to this day a symbol of the freedoms and culture of this nation. In this beautiful gift edition, the text of the Bill of Rights is set alongside a history of the amendments, thus placing the document in its historical context.
Series: Little Books of Wisdom
Hardcover: 56 pages
Publisher: Applewood Books; This leatherette edition of the text of the United States Bill of Rights, alongside information on the history of each amendment, is printed in two colors. It is the perfect gift for all Americans who cherishes their freedom. edition (January 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155709151X
ISBN-13: 978-1557091512
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.4 x 6.8 inches
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Applewood Books has produced here a fascinating and useful companion to their uniform edition of The Constitution of the United States of America, which is also available in Spanish Constitucion de Los Estados Unidos. This little book explains briefly how the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution came to be.A brief Introduction setting the stage is followed by the Preamble to the Bill of Rights and what we know today as the Bill of Rights, which were the last 10 out of the 12 proposed amendments passed by Congress at the time and sent out to the states to be ratified. Not included are the original first amendment, usually described as Article the First or the Congressional Apportionment Amendment, which was never ratified, and the original second amendment, or Article the Second, limiting the power of Congress to increase the salaries of its members, which lacked an expiration section and was finally ratified as the 27th (and last so far) Amendment over 200 years after being first passed by Congress!By far the most interesting supporting document is primary author of the US Constitution James Madison's proposal of the Bill of Rights to Congress of June 8, 1789.
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