Drafting the Constitution: Weighing Evidence to Draw Sound ConclusionsThis 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. |
Contents
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 |
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Drafting the Constitution: Weighing Evidence to Draw Sound Conclusions Kristin Eck No preview available - 2006 |
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