Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents:
Recording important events -- Storing valuable documents -- What is the Bill of Rights? -- Why a Bill of Rights? -- The Constitution is ratified -- Madison presents his ideas -- The House works on the Bill of Rights -- The Senate takes over -- Engrossing the Bill of Rights -- The ratification process -- The First Amendment -- Amendments II and III -- Amendments IV and V -- Amendments VI and VII -- Amendments VIII, IX, and X -- Where did these rights come from? -- The Bill of Rights on display -- Restoring the Bill of Rights -- A conversation with a conservator -- The past helps us understand the present.
Summary:
Provides a history of the Bill of Rights, explains each of the amendments and the freedoms it protects, and describes how historical documents such as this can be restored and preserved.
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