The Bill of Rights : a history in documents / John J. Patrick.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Pages from historyPublication details: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, c2003.Description: 205 p. : ill., map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0195103548 : HRD
  • 9780195103542
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.73/085 21
LOC classification:
  • KF4750 .P274 2003
Contents:
The roots of American rights -- Rights revolution and in America -- The birth of the Bill of Rights -- The Bill of Rights marginalized -- Rights renewed and denied -- A resurgence of rights -- Nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- Political cartoons on the right to bear arms -- Consensus and controversy.
Summary: Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-199) and index.

The roots of American rights -- Rights revolution and in America -- The birth of the Bill of Rights -- The Bill of Rights marginalized -- Rights renewed and denied -- A resurgence of rights -- Nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- Political cartoons on the right to bear arms -- Consensus and controversy.

Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society.

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