What is the Constitution?

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Label

What is the Constitution?

Statement of responsibility

by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Creator

• Demuth, Patricia

Contributor

• Foley, Tim, 1962-

Author

• Demuth, Patricia

Illustrator

• Foley, Tim, 1962-

Subject

• United States.
• Constitutional history -- United States -- 18th century
• Constitutional history -- United States -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

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

Member of

• What was--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

342.7302/9

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

KF4541

LC item number

.D46 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

What is--?

Target audience

juvenile