The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

by Linda R. Monk
The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

by Linda R. Monk

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Overview

The Words We Live By takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action.

In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are nearly infinite. For example, in the debate over gun control, does "the right of the people to bear arms" as stated in the Second Amendment pertain to individual citizens or regulated militias? What do scholars say? Should the Internet be regulated and censored, or does this impinge on the freedom of speech as defined in the First Amendment? These and other issues vary depending on the interpretation of the Constitution.

Through entertaining and informative annotations, The Words We Live By offers a new way of looking at the Constitution. Its pages reflect a critical, respectful and appreciative look at one of history's greatest documents. The Words We Live By is filled with a rich and engaging historical perspective along with enough surprises and fascinating facts and illustrations to prove that your Constitution is a living -- and entertaining -- document.

Updated now for the first time, The Words We Live By continues to take an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, and affirmative action.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316381864
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 08/11/2015
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 156,693
Lexile: 1340L (what's this?)
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Linda R. Monk, J.D., is a constitutional scholar, journalist, and nationally award-winning author. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she twice received the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award, its highest honor for public education about the law. Her books include The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution, Ordinary Americans: U.S. History Through the Eyes of Everyday People, and The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide. For more than twenty-five years, Ms. Monk has written commentary for newspapers nationwide-including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments8
The Constitution as Conversation9
Part IThe Constitution of the United States10
The Preamble: We the People11
Article IThe Legislative Branch18
Article IIThe Executive Branch62
Article IIIThe Judicial Branch89
Article IVFull Faith and Credit104
Article VAmendments112
Article VIThe Supreme Law of the Land118
Article VIIRatification121
Part IIAmendments to the Constitution of the United States126
Amendment 1Freedom of Expression127
Amendment 2The Right to Bear Arms151
Amendment 3Quartering of Troops154
Amendment 4Unreasonable Searches and Seizures157
Amendment 5Due Process of Law164
Amendment 6The Right to a Fair Trial173
Amendment 7Trial by Jury in Civil Cases181
Amendment 8Cruel and Unusual Punishment184
Amendment 9Unenumerated Rights190
Amendment 10States' Rights194
Amendment 11Lawsuits Against States199
Amendment 12Choosing the Executive201
Amendment 13Abolishing Slavery205
Amendment 14Equal Protection of the Laws212
Amendment 15Suffrage for Black Men229
Amendment 16Income Taxes233
Amendment 17Direct Election of Senators234
Amendment 18Prohibition236
Amendment 19Women's Suffrage238
Amendment 20Lame Ducks242
Amendment 21Repealing Prohibition246
Amendment 22Presidential Term Limits249
Amendment 23Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia251
Amendment 24Banning the Poll Tax253
Amendment 25Presidential Succession and Disability255
Amendment 26Suffrage for Young People260
Amendment 27Limiting Congressional Pay Raises261
To Decide for Ourselves What Freedom Is263
Endnotes264
Selected Bibliography273
Index279
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