Bundle of Compromises

Bundle of Compromises
Author: Howard Egger-Bovet
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2007-06-08
Genre: Constitutional history
ISBN: 9780971439948

"Linking America's past to the lives of kids today, Howard Egger-Bovet's latest American history production illustrates the power of Feudalism, the Articles of Confederation, the Magna Carta, and the Constitution . These DVDs include original and historical music, puppetry, and cinematography, and sends kids on an interactive walk through history."--Container.

A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution

A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution
Author: Edward Francis Cooke
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780742522381

The Constitution of the United States and its amendments are clearly explained phrase-by-phrase in this revised edition. Through instantaneous communication by audio and visual mass media, contemporary American society is constantly made aware of the vital impact of the national Constitution and its interpretations with regard to political, economic, and social issues. This concise analysis of the meaning of the Constitution, with expositions of the history and principles of constitutionalism, should provide better understanding of and respect for the basic law of the land. Intended to supplement standard texts in history and government and to serve as a reference for all interested citizens.

The Ideological Origins of American Federalism

The Ideological Origins of American Federalism
Author: Alison L. LaCroix
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2010-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674048867

In this book, the author traces the history of American federal thought from its colonial beginnings in scattered provincial responses to British assertions of authority, to its emergence in the late eighteenth century as a normative theory of multilayered government. The core of this new federal ideology was a belief that multiple independent levels of government could legitimately exist within a single polity, and that such an arrangement was not a defect but a virtue.

US Government, Vol. I: Lessons 1 - 45

US Government, Vol. I: Lessons 1 - 45
Author: Prodigy Books
Publisher: Quantum Scientific Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2023-07-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Prodigy Books is committed to providing publisher-quality, low-cost, outstanding educational content to teachers, students, and parents around the world. This book is the first of four volumes in US Government, containing lessons 1 - 45. Volume I: Lessons 1 - 45 Volume II: Lessons 46 - 90 Volume III: Lessons 91 - 135 Volume IV: Lessons 136 - 180 This title is part of the Prodigy Books Textbook Series.

A New Nation Is Born (eBook)

A New Nation Is Born (eBook)
Author: Moehl Mitchell
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1971-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0787783978

A New Nation Is Born contains 12 full-color transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks), 28 reproducible pages including five pages of test material, and a richly detailed teacher's guide. Among the topics covered in this volume are disunity among the states in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, recognition of the need for a different governing document, the drafting and signing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the differences in political opinion between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, and the development of political parties.

Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections

Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections
Author: Larry Sabato
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1438109946

Presents a complete reference guide to American political parties and elections, including an A-Z listing of presidential elections with terms, people and events involved in the process.