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What is the constitution? / Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Kevin McVeigh, Tim Foley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--?Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781524786090
  • 1524786098
  • 9781524786113
  • 152478611X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 342.73 DEM 23
LOC classification:
  • KF4541 .D46 2018
Summary: "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"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 342.73 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 01/09/2025 4006445

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"--

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