The Resource Origins of the Bill of Rights, Leonard W. Levy
Origins of the Bill of Rights, Leonard W. Levy
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The item Origins of the Bill of Rights, Leonard W. Levy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Why We Have the Bill of Rights
- 2. Habeas Corpus
- 3. Bills of Attainder
- 4. The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause
- 5. The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause
- 6. The Right to Bear Arms
- 7. The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure
- 8. The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination
- 9. Double Jeopardy
- 10. The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty
- 11. The Eight Amendment
- 12. The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights
- Isbn
- 9780300078022
- Label
- Origins of the Bill of Rights
- Title
- Origins of the Bill of Rights
- Statement of responsibility
- Leonard W. Levy
- Subject
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- Civil rights
- Civil rights -- United States
- Civil rights -- United States -- History
- Constitution (United States)
- Constitutional amendments -- Scotland -- History
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Droits de l'homme -- Etats-Unis -- Histoire
- Etats-Unis -- Constitution | Amendements (01er-10e) | Histoire
- Etats-Unis -- Histoire constitutionnelle
- Grondrechten
- History
- United States
- United States. -- History
- Bill of Rights (Verenigde Staten)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1923-2006
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levy, Leonard W.
- Dewey number
- 342.73/085
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF4749
- LC item number
- .L488 1999
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Contemporary law series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States.
- Civil rights
- Civil rights
- Constitutional history
- Constitutional amendments
- Civil rights
- United States
- Grondrechten
- Bill of Rights (Verenigde Staten)
- Droits de l'homme
- Etats-Unis
- Etats-Unis
- Label
- Origins of the Bill of Rights, Leonard W. Levy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Why We Have the Bill of Rights -- 2. Habeas Corpus -- 3. Bills of Attainder -- 4. The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause -- 5. The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause -- 6. The Right to Bear Arms -- 7. The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure -- 8. The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination -- 9. Double Jeopardy -- 10. The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty -- 11. The Eight Amendment -- 12. The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights
- Control code
- ocm40119892
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300078022
- Lccn
- 98044965
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o40119892
- (OCoLC)40119892
- Label
- Origins of the Bill of Rights, Leonard W. Levy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Why We Have the Bill of Rights -- 2. Habeas Corpus -- 3. Bills of Attainder -- 4. The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause -- 5. The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause -- 6. The Right to Bear Arms -- 7. The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure -- 8. The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination -- 9. Double Jeopardy -- 10. The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty -- 11. The Eight Amendment -- 12. The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights
- Control code
- ocm40119892
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300078022
- Lccn
- 98044965
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o40119892
- (OCoLC)40119892
Subject
- Civil rights
- Civil rights -- United States
- Civil rights -- United States -- History
- Constitution (United States)
- Constitutional amendments -- Scotland -- History
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Droits de l'homme -- Etats-Unis -- Histoire
- Etats-Unis -- Constitution | Amendements (01er-10e) | Histoire
- Etats-Unis -- Histoire constitutionnelle
- Grondrechten
- History
- United States
- United States. -- History
- Bill of Rights (Verenigde Staten)
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