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#The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution: A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers# Best Cheap Sale

A unique and handy guide to the law of land from one of America’s most esteemed constitutional scholars.

Known across the country for his appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Professor Richard Beeman is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the United States Constitution. In this book, he has produced what every American should have: a compact, fully annotated copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and amendments, all in their entirety. A marvel of accessibility and erudition, the guide also features a history of the making of the Consittution with excerpts from The Federalist Papers and a look at crucial Supreme Court cases that reminds us that the meaning of many of the specific provisions of the Constitution has changed over time.

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#Constitution of the United States (Little Books of Wisdom)# Best Cheap Discount Sale Reviews

Note: Amazon has grouped together reviews of several different editions of this book; this review is for The Constitution of the United States of America (Little Books of Wisdom).

Americans often have a hard time grasping just how lucky they are to have such a foundation for their rights and their laws. Unlike so many more recent examples, the US Constitution is clear, concise, and simple enough for anyone literate in English to understand it with only the occasional resort to a reference book: bill of attainder, ex post facto law, etc. (In contrast it takes years of careful miseducation in order to get its obvious meaning wrong.)

Of course there are almost as many editions of the Constitution available as there are Americans to buy them for, but this Applewood Books version is a good choice for reasons besides being sturdy, nice looking, and inexpensive.

It is presented without commentary (and associated axe grinding), thus for example allowing anyone with eyes to see just how unjustified are anti-religious and anti-gun interpretations of the crystal clear language of the First and Second Amendments. The result is that the complete Supreme Law of our Land can be printed in just 30 pages.

A downside to this is that, unlike in some versions, obsolete sections, rendered inoperative by later amendments are not designated in any way, leaving it to the reader to check the 13 pages of 27 amendments in order to prevent embarrassment.

A Spanish language edition of the Constitution is also available from Applewood Books: Constitucion de Los Estados Unidos, as are uniform editions of its predecessor: The Articles of Confederation and the reaction to it: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America.

Note: Applewood Books has produced a nice looking inexpensive series of sturdy pocket-sized reprints of important American books, documents, speeches, pamphlets, and poems, the Little Books of Wisdom, uniform with this volume, that are ideal for gifting to doctors, lawyers, teachers, business professionals, and students of same: The Way to Wealth, George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation, On the Art of Teaching, The Poems of Abraham Lincoln, The Strenuous Life, The Bill of Rights with Writings That Formed Its Foundation, The Path of the Law, The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, A Message to Garcia, A Declaration of Sentiments, Robert’s Rules of Order, Good Citizenship, On Being Human, A Discourse Upon the Duties of a Physician, The Declaration of Independence with Short Biographies of Its Signers, Teamwork, Stick-To-Itiveness, Opportunity, & You, The Wants of Man, George Washington’s Farewell Address, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Speech of Chief Seattle, Common Sense, The Emancipation Proclamation, and The Gospel of Wealth.

Some selected volumes are also available in boxed sets: Books of American Wisdom Boxed Set, CEO’s Gift Box of Wisdom, Doctor’s Gift Box of Wisdom, Lawyer’s Gift Box of Wisdom, New Citizen’s Gift Box of Wisdom, and Teacher’s Gift Box of Wisdom.

And one other has been published in Spanish: Un Mensaje a Garcia.

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waited too long – J. cornish – hackensack, NJ, US
I should have purchased this a long time ago.Very informative book, every american should own one….

Great little copy – R. Waddell –
Nice stiff cover and great pages. Well laid out and easy to find things quickly. Love this handsom little book!

Attractive Gift Book with the Exact Words of our Founding Fathers! – Megan Madison – USA
I find it truly hard to believe the negative reviews found here on this book. This is a gift book, a treasure, a keepsake, a collectible. It is the exact text of the founding fathers, nothing more and nothing less. It is very attractive in the way it was put together. The book is exactly as described and well worth the money. Quite frankly, I do believe the .95 price is quite small for what you get.

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