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Penguin Workshop, 2018-19-06

What Is the Constitution?

What Is the Constitution?

What Was?

Patricia Brennan Demuth, Author, Who Hq, Author

Tim Foley, Illustrator

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9781524786090

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Signed on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues and the key players who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen. Illustrations.
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With clarity and context, this book introduces readers to a living document whose ideas continue to shape a nation. It invites thoughtful reflection on justice, responsibility, and the power of words to uphold freedom.

Keywords and Themes: Constitution • Critical Thinking • Democracy • Freedom • History • Integrity • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Law & Crime • Perspective • Politics & Government • Responsibility • Social Science • United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Readability • 5.4

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 112

Subjects • Constitutional history • United States • 18th century

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government • Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime

We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States 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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