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Overview
Greenhaven Press's The Bill of Rights series explores the history of America's most cherished freedoms. Each anthology focuses on one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and traces its evolution from America's founding to the present. Primary documents-including landmark Supreme Court rulings-reveal the ongoing effort to define the exact meaning of the text and apply its abstract concepts to real-world cases. Secondary sources, including magazine articles and book excerpts, add an additional layer of analysis and commentary. An in-depth introduction provides essential context, while bibliographies facilitate further research. Each volume also includes an annotated table of contents, a comprehensive index, and an annotated list of relevant Supreme Court cases. Taken together, the volumes of the Bill of Rights series illuminate the defining ideals of American democracy.Synopsis
Greenhaven Press's The Bill of Rights series explores the history of America's most cherished freedoms. Each anthology focuses on one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and traces its evolution from America's founding to the present. Primary documents-including landmark Supreme Court rulings-reveal the ongoing effort to define the exact meaning of the text and apply its abstract concepts to real-world cases. Secondary sources, including magazine articles and book excerpts, add an additional layer of analysis and commentary. An in-depth introduction provides essential context, while bibliographies facilitate further research. Each volume also includes an annotated table of contents, a comprehensive index, and an annotated list of relevant Supreme Court cases. Taken together, the volumes of the Bill of Rights series illuminate the defining ideals of American democracy.