|aThe Bill of Rights : |bprotecting our freedom then and now / |cwritten by Syl Sobel
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|aHauppauge, NY : |bBarrons Educational Series, Inc., |cc2008
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|a48 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm.
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|aA Confederation of States -- The Constitutional Convention -- Many disagreements -- Federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and other compromises -- The people's rights -- Approving the Constitution -- Adding the Bill of Rights -- First Amendment : freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition -- Second Amendment : right to keep and bear arms -- Third Amendment : right not to quarter soldiers -- Fourth Amendment : protection from unreasonable search and seizures -- Fifth Amendment : guarantees due process of law and protection from testifying against yourself -- Sixth Amendment : right to fair, speedy, public trial by jury -- Seventh Amendment : right to jury trial in cases that are not crimes -- Eighth Amendment : right to bail and no cruel or unusual punishments -- Ninth Amendment : rights of the people -- Tenth Amendment : rights of the states
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|aA history and explanation of the Bill of Rights
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index
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|aUnited States|tConstitution|g1st-10th Amendments--Juvenile literature
The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States--known as the Bill of Rights--are described with explanations of what they are, what rights they protect, why they were created, and how they apply to our daily lives today. Original.