The Words We Live By Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution
by Monk, Linda R.Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-02-18
Publisher(s): Legacy Lit
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Summary
he United States Constitution is the basis for our most fundamental rights as Americans, and is a key element in nearly every major legal and political debate ever argued. But how many of us actually understand the language used by our Founding Fathers? Now Linda R. Monk, an award-winning author and journalist, takes us through the Constitution, line by line, to help us comprehend this amazing document. From the Preamble, which she analyzes with inspiration from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Charlton Heston, and James Madison, to each and every amendment, Monk offers insight, legal expertise, surprising facts and trivia, opposing interpretations, and historical anecdotes to breathe life into this provocative and hallowed document.
Author Biography
Linda R. Monk received the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award twice -- for her book The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, and for her work on the documentary Profiles of Freedom: A Living Bill of Rights. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she is a frequent contributor to newspapers nationwide
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 8 |
| The Constitution as Conversation | p. 9 |
| The Constitution of the United States | p. 10 |
| The Preamble: We the People | p. 11 |
| The Legislative Branch | p. 18 |
| The Executive Branch | p. 62 |
| The Judicial Branch | p. 89 |
| Full Faith and Credit | p. 104 |
| Amendments | p. 112 |
| The Supreme Law of the Land | p. 118 |
| Ratification | p. 121 |
| Amendments to the Constitution of the United States | p. 126 |
| Freedom of Expression | p. 127 |
| The Right to Bear Arms | p. 151 |
| Quartering of Troops | p. 154 |
| Unreasonable Searches and Seizures | p. 157 |
| Due Process of Law | p. 164 |
| The Right to a Fair Trial | p. 173 |
| Trial by Jury in Civil Cases | p. 181 |
| Cruel and Unusual Punishment | p. 184 |
| Unenumerated Rights | p. 190 |
| States' Rights | p. 194 |
| Lawsuits Against States | p. 199 |
| Choosing the Executive | p. 201 |
| Abolishing Slavery | p. 205 |
| Equal Protection of the Laws | p. 212 |
| Suffrage for Black Men | p. 229 |
| Income Taxes | p. 233 |
| Direct Election of Senators | p. 234 |
| Prohibition | p. 236 |
| Women's Suffrage | p. 238 |
| Lame Ducks | p. 242 |
| Repealing Prohibition | p. 246 |
| Presidential Term Limits | p. 249 |
| Electoral Votes for the District of Columbia | p. 251 |
| Banning the Poll Tax | p. 253 |
| Presidential Succession and Disability | p. 255 |
| Suffrage for Young People | p. 260 |
| Limiting Congressional Pay Raises | p. 261 |
| To Decide for Ourselves What Freedom Is | p. 263 |
| Endnotes | p. 264 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 273 |
| Index | p. 279 |
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