The Constitution Of The United States Of America And Selected Writings

<P><B>This beautiful hardcover volume contains the two documents every American and citizen of the world should read: the complete text of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, along with all 27 of its amendments.</B></P><P> A full, analytical index of the original Constitution and all of its ratified amendments follows.<BR/><BR/> On July 4, 1776, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, the thirteen colonies of the United States ratified a document that would later be known as the <B>Declaration of Independence</B>. In it, the Continental Congress and the people it represented declared they were no longer under the rule of Great Britain and were now the United States. </P><P> The Delegates who convened at the Federal Convention in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787, agreed to construct a new framework for a national government. Throughout the next four months, led by their elected president, George Washington, they debated the proper form

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