The Bill of Rights : A User's Guide

Linda R. Monk

ISBN 10: 0932765866 / ISBN 13: 9780932765864

Published by Close Up Foundation, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bill of Rights : A User's Guide
• Publisher: Close Up Foundation
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0932765866
• ISBN 13: 9780932765864
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Describes the history and development of the first ten Constitutional amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights, and presents stories of the many people who have helped to keep it a living document.

About the Author

Linda R. Monk, J.D., is a constitutional scholar, journalist, and award-winning author. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she twice received the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award, its highest honor for public education about the law. Her books include The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution, Ordinary Americans: U.S. History Through the Eyes of Everyday People, and The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide. For more than 25 years, Monk has written commentary for newspapers nationwide-including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Huffington Post.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second female justice to be confirmed to the Supreme Court and the author of My Own Words.