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Author:

Isaacs, Sally Senzell, 1950-

Title:

Understanding the Bill of Rights / Sally Senzell Isaacs.

Publisher:

Crabtree Publishing Co.,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Constitution.--1st-10th Amendments--Juvenile literature.
Constitutional amendments--United States--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Constitution.--1st-10th Amendments.
Constitutional amendments--United States.
Civil rights--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical and web references (p. 31) and index.

Contents:

Bill of Rights -- Dealing with taxes -- Fighting for freedom -- Independence -- New government -- Constitution -- First Amendment -- Freedom of the press -- Freedom of religion -- Live and let live -- Fair trial -- Limiting power -- Still growing -- Timeline.

Summary:

The Constitution includes ten amendments, which are additions to the document. The ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights and they give American people important rights and freedoms.

Series:

Documenting early America

ISBN:

0778743748 (reinf. lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9780778743743 (reinf. lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
0778743799 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780778743798 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)227911714

LCCN:

2008036602

Locations:

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)