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What is the Constitution?

by Patricia Brennan Demuth
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We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story—arguments and all—of how the United States Constitution came into being.
Signed on September 17, 1787—four years after the American War for Independence—the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers—fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states—argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues—those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones—and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.
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Series: What Was? Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780525625964
  • File size: 32575 KB
  • Release date: June 19, 2018
  • Duration: 01:07:51

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  • ISBN: 9780525625964
  • File size: 32580 KB
  • Release date: June 19, 2018
  • Duration: 01:08:52
  • Number of parts: 1

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History Juvenile Nonfiction Law Sociology

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English

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Lexile® Measure:800
Text Difficulty:3-4

We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story—arguments and all—of how the United States Constitution came into being.
Signed on September 17, 1787—four years after the American War for Independence—the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers—fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states—argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues—those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones—and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.
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History Juvenile Nonfiction Law Sociology