Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.
Contents:
Origins of the United States Constitution -- The Constitutional Convention -- Birth of the Bill of Rights -- The Supreme Court and the Bill of Rights before the Civil War -- The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights -- Fifth Amendment : the freedom from self-incrimination -- Fifth Amendment : protection from double jeopardy -- Fifth and Sixth Amendments : due process and jury trials : guarantees of fairness -- Sixth Amendment : the right to counsel -- Eighth Amendment : cruel and unusual punishment -- Conclusion
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