The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American

Hudson Jr JD, David L.

ISBN 10: 1578597765 / ISBN 13: 9781578597765

Verlag: Visible Ink Press, 2022

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• Titel: The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American
• Verlag: Visible Ink Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1578597765
• ISBN-13: 9781578597765
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New
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The United States Constitution is a short document, and it is written in general language, which leaves much of the meaning unwritten and open to interpretation. Dig into this important document and watershed in the history of governments!

Explore the history, the various clauses, amendments, and interpretations. Understand your rights (and responsibilities)! From the Constitutional Convention to the creation of the Constitution and its eventual ratification, and to the Bill of Rights and the thorny constitutional issues of today, The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American covers the history, our founding fathers' goals, and the varied interpretations of the Constitution that have informed the politics and functioning of the U.S. government. You’ll discover …

How the Constitution makes the United States of America different from many countries around the world because it gives us a peaceful mechanism to resolve governmental issues

The rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens

An in-depth look at the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights

"The Miracle at Philadelphia" and “the Great Compromise”

The many different methods used to interpret the Constitution

Controversial U.S. Supreme Court picks throughout history and how the size and tenure of the Supreme Court justices has long been a contentious issue

The remarkable evolution of death penalty jurisprudence

The “Bill” Process, Pardon Power, Power of Judicial Review, and other stated and implied powers found in Articles I (Congress), II (Presidency) and III (Judicial)

And much, much more!

A guide to the citizenship and the American government, The Constitution Explained sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the many broadly worded key phrases in the Constitution. You’ll learn how the Constitution has been adopted to different times and various situations. You’ll learn what it does-and does not—promise U.S. citizens. Richly illustrated, it also has a helpful bibliography, glossary, and extensive index. This invaluable resource is designed to help you understand the power and strength of the U.S. Constitution!

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David L. Hudson, Jr., JD is a First Amendment expert and law professor who serves as a Fellow for the First Amendment of the Freedom Forum, and he is an Assistant Professor of Law, teaching Legal Information and Communication at Belmont University’s College of Law. For 17 years, he was an attorney and scholar at the First Amendment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Hudson has taught classes at Vanderbilt Law School and the Nashville School of Law, and he served as a senior law clerk for the Tennessee Supreme Court.. In June 2018, the Nashville School of Law awarded him its Distinguished Faculty Award. He earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School. He is an author, co-author, or co-editor of more than 40 books, including Visible Ink Press’s The Handy Law Answer Book, The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book, and The Handy American History Answer Book, as well as Let The Students Speak: A History of the Fight for Free Expression in American Schools and The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment. He writes regularly for the ABA Journal and the American Bar Association’s Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases.