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What is the constitution?
by Demuth, Patricia,
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J 342.73 DEM
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,, [2018]
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
 
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Portage Public Library J 342.73 DEM PORM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available
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"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"--

 
 
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