Origins of the Bill of Rights

Name: Origins of the Bill of Rights
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ISBN: 9780300089011

ISBN-10: 0300089015

ISBN-13: 9780300089011

Edition: 1999

Authors: Leonard W. Levy

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This work provides a history of the origins of the Bill of Rights. The author offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments of the Constitution and illuminates the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings.

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/8/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 306
Size: 0.51" wide x 0.77" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Leonard W. Levy was Andrew W. Mellon All-Claremont Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the Claremont Graduate School. He is editor of the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Origins of the Fifth Amendment.



Preface


Chronology



Why We Have the Bill of Rights



Habeas Corpus



Bills of Attainder



The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause



The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause



The Right to Bear Arms



The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure



The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination



Double Jeopardy



The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty



The Eight Amendment



The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights


Appendix: Key Documents


Bibliography


Index