Pocket Guide to the Us Constitution - 2nd Edition by Andrew B Arnold (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This accessible, nonpartisan quick reference provides concise explanations of the Constitution's meaning and history, offering little-known facts and anecdotes about every article and all twenty-seven amendments. This guide can be used to comprehend current events, dig deeper into court cases, or sort out your own opinions on constitutional issues.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Constitution is not so simple that it explains itself--nor so complex that only experts can understand it.</p><p>In this accessible, nonpartisan quick reference, historian Andrew Arnold provides concise explanations of the Constitution's meaning and history, offering little-known facts and anecdotes about every article and all twenty-seven amendments. This handy guide won't tell you what the Constitution ought to say, nor what it ought to mean. It will tell you what the Constitution says and what it has meant.</p><p><em>A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution</em> presents a straightforward way to understand the American Constitutional system. Without wading through lengthy legal prose, heavy historical analysis, or polemical diatribes, you can easily find out what the emoluments clause means, learn about gerrymandering and separation of powers, or read a brief background on why slaves in colonial America were considered 3/5 of a person.</p><p>Small enough to put in your pocket, backpack, or briefcase, <em>A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution </em>can be used to comprehend current events, dig deeper into court cases, or sort out your own opinions on constitutional issues.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>A great choice to introduce students to the complexity of our Constitution, without scaring them off.</p>--Paul Finkelman, holds the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice, University of Ottawa, author of Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation's Court and co-author of A March of Liberty: A Constitutional History of the United States<br><br><p>"This clear, concise, witty, and sophisticated guide to the nation's most important founding document should be in every American's pocket." </p>--Michael A. Ross, University of Maryland<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Andrew B. Arnold</b> is chair of the history department, Kutztown University. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. </p>
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