The living U.S. constitution.

Description:

Beginning with the story of the forming of the Constitution, this book includes illuminating character sketches of the delegates, written by their contemporaries. The complete text of the Constitution is highlighted, as well as Supreme Court decisions, cited because they shed light on Constitutional problems.

subjects: Fourteenth Amendment,  Fourth Amendment,  New York,  New Jersey,  Fifth Amendment,  Ninth Amendment,  District of Columbia,  Justice Douglas,  House of Representatives,  Establishment Clause,  James Madison,  Civil Rights Act,  Chief Justice Marshall,  Justice Holmes,  Sentencing Commission,  Chief Justice Burger,  George Washington,  Free Exercise Clause,  Sixth Amendment,  Hyde Amendment,  Justice Frankfurter,  Alexander Hamilton,  Benjamin Franklin,  Eighth Amendment,  National League of Cities

People: Thomas Jefferson,  Benjamin Franklin

Times: The creation of the U.S. Constitution and the people who created it.