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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Exploring Constitutional Basics | |
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Constitutional Law: The Framework for Governance | |
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Framing the U.S. Constitution: Big Thinkers, Big Thoughts | |
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Debating the Constitution | |
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Introducing . . . the Constitution! The Preamble and the Seven Articles | |
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Amending versus Interpreting the Constitution: Taking Time for Change | |
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We the People: How the United States Is Governed | |
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Scrutinizing Sovereignty: Who Rules America? | |
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Federalism: Forming One out of Many | |
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Separation of Powers: To Each His Own | |
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Doing Business: The Commerce Clause | |
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Balancing the Branches of Government: The President, Congress, and the Judiciary | |
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Looking at the Role of Commander in Chief | |
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Giving Everyone a Voice: The House of Representatives and Senate | |
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"During Good Behaviour": The Judicial System | |
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You're Fired! Investigating the Impeachment Process | |
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The Bill of Rights: Specifying Rights through Amendments | |
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The First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, and Assembly | |
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The Second Amendment: Bearing Arms | |
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The Third and Fourth Amendments: Protecting Citizens from Government Forces | |
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Taking the Fifth - and a Bit of the Fourteenth | |
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Dealing with Justice and Individual Rights: The Sixth through Eighth Amendments | |
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The Ninth and Tenth Amendments: Leaving Things Up to the People and States | |
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Addressing Liberties and Modifying the Government: More Amendments | |
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States' Rights, Elections, and Slavery: The Eleventh through Thirteenth Amendments | |
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The Fourteenth Amendment: Ensuring Equal Protection | |
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Starts, Stops, and Clarifi cations: Amendments since 1870 | |
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The Part of Tens | |
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Ten Landmark Constitutional Cases | |
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Ten Infl uential Supreme Court Justices | |
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Two Sides of Five Constitutional Conundrums | |
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Appendix: Constitution of the United States of America | |
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Index | |