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Overview"Never in history have 1322 words held out such extraordinary determination to be free as those found in the Declaration of Independence. In 1787, ""We the people"" were the three words that not only engendered a new and cohesive nation; they went on to change the face of the world as well. In 1791, the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, known to us as the Bill of Rights introduced the world to the concept of those singular rights that ought to belong to every free individual. In one compact volume, the full texts of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America with all ratified 27 Amendments to the Constitution are side by side-along with another of America's seminal documents, Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom, an additional world-changing statement which codified for the first time that one cannot be required by law to support or prefer any belief or be punished for those one does profess - and the basis for what we have come to know as the ""wall of separation"" between church and state. Who Americans are and what they are free to be as citizens of the United States of America is contained between these covers. Cass R. Sunstein prefaces the volume with a succinct history and interpretation of the place and meaning of both the Declaration and the Constitution in American life." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cass R. SunsteinPublisher: Georgetown University Press Imprint: Georgetown University Press Dimensions: Width: 8.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 12.70cm Weight: 0.068kg ISBN: 9780878401437ISBN 10: 0878401431 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 10 August 2003 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCass R. Sunstein is Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Law School and Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. A former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, he is a frequent commentator on television and radio, and author of numerous books on constitutional issues. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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