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The heart of the Constitution : how the Bill of Rights became the Bill of Rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magliocca, Gerard N. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution. > 1st-10th Amendments.
Civil rights > United States > History.
Constitutional history > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
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  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: The Bill of Rights
  • Introduction: The First Bill of Rights Day
  • Chapter 1: Fighting the Crown
  • Chapter 2: Opposing the Constitution
  • Chapter 3: Drafting the Amendments
  • Chapter 4: Wandering in the Wilderness
  • Chapter 5: Reconstructing the Union
  • Chapter 6: Justifying Imperialism
  • Chapter 7: Defending The New Deal
  • Chapter 8: Attacking The Führer
  • Chapter 9: Reinventing Judicial Review
  • Chapter 10: Waging the Cold War
  • Epilogue: A Sacred Relic
  • Appendix A: The English Declaration of Rights (1689)
  • Appendix B: The Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
  • Appendix C: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index.