What is the constitution? /
Demuth, Patricia,
What is the constitution? / Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Kevin McVeigh, Tim Foley. - 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - What is--? . - What was--? .
Includes bibliographical reference (page 108).
"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US 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"--
8-12
9781524786090 1524786098 9781524786113 152478611X
2018010770
KF4541 / .D46 2018
342.73 DEM
What is the constitution? / Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Kevin McVeigh, Tim Foley. - 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - What is--? . - What was--? .
Includes bibliographical reference (page 108).
"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US 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"--
8-12
9781524786090 1524786098 9781524786113 152478611X
2018010770
KF4541 / .D46 2018
342.73 DEM