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Title The U.S. Constitution and the separation of powers / edited by Brian Duignan and Carolyn DeCarlo.| [Gale electronic resource]

Publication Info. New York : Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2019.
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Description 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits.
Series Checks and balances in the U.S. government
Gale eBooks
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Articles of Confederation -- Framing the Constitution -- Equal protection comes of age -- Equalizing measures -- Federal versus state power -- Due process in constitutional history -- Protections of the First Amendment.
Summary This book discusses the U.S. constitution and the framers desire for a government that would represent the needs of the many as well as the needs of a few, which led to the creation of a balanced democratic government, which no other nation had formalized at that time. Includes discussion of the three branches of government; primary source documents and interpretations about leaders, ideas, and legal principles; presidential interplay; and watershed Supreme Court cases.
Audience Grade 7-12.
Subject United States. Constitution -- Juvenile literature.
Separation of powers -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Constitutional history -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Duignan, Brian, editor.
DeCarlo, Carolyn, editor.
Gale (Firm)
Added Title United States Constitution and the separation of powers
Other Form: Print version: U.S. Constitution and the separation of powers. New York : Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2019 9781538301739 (DLC) 2017060410
ISBN 9781538301753 (electronic book)
9781538301739 (library bound : alkaline paper)
9781538301746 (paperback : alkaline paper)
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