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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 | |