Drafting the Constitution: Weighing Evidence to Draw Sound Conclusions

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15. dec. 2005 - 48 strani
This book is a substantial, stand-alone history of the drama and debate that went into the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It offers an in-depth examination of the state of the new American nation after the Revolution; the fatal weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation; the growing clamor to draft a new plan of government; the impassioned debate between the big and small states; the rocky road to compromise; and the ratification of our government s founding the document.

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Contents Chapter 1 Setting the Scene
4
Chapter 2 The Write Stuff
14
Chapter 3 Conflict and Resolution
22
The Road to Ratification
32
The Constitution at Work 36
36
Timeline
40
Graphic Organizers in Action
42
Glossary
44
Web Sites
45
For Further Reading
46
Index
47
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