What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America\'s most esteemed constitutional scholars.
Whether readers are encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens..
Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues.
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Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars.
Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the most important document in American history--and why it\'s as central in the America of today as it was in creation of the country.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America\'s most esteemed constitutional scholars
