Provided by a grant from Muscatine Charities. Includes bibliographical reference (page 32).
Contents:
The foundation of a nation -- A new document -- Making compromises -- Presenting the US Constitution -- What does it say? -- Ratification -- Adding civil rights -- Timeline of the US Constitution.
Summary:
"The highest law in the United States isn t written in modern English. Yet students are expected to know and understand much of what it says, as well as facts about how and why it was written. Readers are presented with the most important points of the history of the Constitution and its contents in this book. The main content gives simple explanations of important social studies curriculum topics, from the compromises needed to write the Constitution to the Bill of Rights. Fact boxes, a concluding timeline, and historical images offer readers even more detail needed for a full overview of the document." -- (Source of summary not specified.)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.