| Title | : | What Is the Constitution? |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ & Tim Foley |
| Release | : | 2018-06-19 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | History for Kids, Books, Kids, Social Studies for Kids, Government for Kids |
| Size | : | 66472162 |
| We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States 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. |
