The Interactive Constitution

The Interactive Constitution
Author: David Miles
Publisher: Interactive Explorer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781733633529

Explore the U.S. Constitution like never before Amazing interactive features like color-changing words, flaps, wheels, and a special vocabulary decoder help kids learn about types of government, checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, the amendment process, and more There's never been a better way--or a more important time--to discover the world-changing importance of this powerful founding document.

Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law

Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
Author: Maurice Adams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2017-02-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316883256

Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other. Seventeen chapters from leading international scholars cover a diverse range of topics and case studies to test the hypothesis that the best normative theories, including those regarding the role of constitutions, constitutionalism and the rule of law, conceive of the ideal and the real as mutually regulating.

Constitution Translated for Kids

Constitution Translated for Kids
Author: Cathy Travis
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0981453414

Constitution Translated for Kids is a simple translation of the entire U.S. Constitution, written at the 5th grade level. With the original 1787 text alongside a translation, this is the first ever side-by-side look at our most supreme legal and political document. This book is an excellent learning tool for teachers and parents. A teacher's guide and resources are also available on the author's website.

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
Author: David F. Forte
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1621573524

A landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning. In this fully revised second edition, leading scholars in law, history, and public policy offer more than two hundred updated and incisive essays on every clause of the Constitution. From the stirring words of the Preamble to the Twenty-seventh Amendment, you will gain new insights into the ideas that made America, important debates that continue from our Founding, and the Constitution's true meaning for our nation

Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution, Grades 5 - 12

Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution, Grades 5 - 12
Author: George R. Lee
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1622237102

Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution for fifth to eighth grades. This interactive notebook emphasizes these important concepts: -principles of U.S. government -citizens’ rights and responsibilities -the Constitution This social studies interactive notebook helps students review and study for tests. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Author: Lori D. Ginzberg
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2010-08-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374532397

In this subtly crafted biography, the historian Lori D. Ginzberg narrates the life of a woman of great charm, enormous appetite, and extraordinary intellectual gifts who turned the limitations placed on women like herself into a universal philosophy of equal rights.

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Author: Eric Foner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393652580

“Gripping and essential.”—Jesse Wegman, New York Times An authoritative history by the preeminent scholar of the Civil War era, The Second Founding traces the arc of the three foundational Reconstruction amendments from their origins in antebellum activism and adoption amidst intense postwar politics to their virtual nullification by narrow Supreme Court decisions and Jim Crow state laws. Today these amendments remain strong tools for achieving the American ideal of equality, if only we will take them up.

We the Kids

We the Kids
Author: David Catrow
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2005-04-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0142402761

Brush up on the Preamble to the Constitution with this patriotic picture book—and have a couple of good laughs while you're at it! A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble provides an accessible introduction to America's founding ideals for citizens of all ages. Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist. "This zany, patriotic paean offers kids lighthearted but meaningful incentive to reflect further on the relevance of those 'big words' and 'big ideas.'"—Publishers Weekly

Advancing Equality

Advancing Equality
Author: Jody Heymann
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0520309634

In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination is widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 United Nations member countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether or not these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations lag behind. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all.