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| The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1765
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1604592680
Dewey Decimal Number: 342
EAN: 9781604592689
ASIN: 1604592680
Publication Date: November 24, 2008 (New: This Week)
Release Date: November 24, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.
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 The Constitution of the United States November 23, 2008
Just what it says ... no surprises ... the Constitution in itself. Very nice booklet and easy to read lettering.
 Our Constitution is broken and needs an overhaul November 23, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Don't buy this. Our Constitution is broken. It has been redacted, perverted, ignored and corrupted to where our government today bears little resemblance to what the Framers had in mind back in 1787.
Consider the judiciary: Marshall in 1803 seized greater judicial power than permitted by the Constitution and elevated the Supreme Court to the point where it could strike down acts by the legislature if it deemed them "unconstitutional". As a result, today's Supreme Court is a highly politicized body using the excuse of judicial review to strike down legislative acts.
Presidential power, as well, is unchecked and unbalanced. This is highly dangerous. Tocqueville warned about the concentration of power back in the 1830s. The executive branch can essentially legislate because it controls a vast bureaucracy which makes rules and which is mostly unaccountable to the public. Executive decisions are largely obscured from view. Presidents can start wars; Congress was supposed to have this power. Presidents can issue "signing statements" when accepting a law which gives the proposed law an executive twist saying how it will be understood -- again, this is contrary to the Constitution. A danger that a serious terrorism incident will provide an excuse for the president to assume dictatorial powers.
The rot is so great that a mere change of presidents or parties or even Constitutional amendments will not fix things -- rather, we need a second Constitutional Convention to craft a new one which fixes various flaws such as gerrymandering, underrepresentation of voters from populous states in the Senate. Our foreign policy architecture is seriously flawed: it can't sustain an intelligent, long range foreign policy which is a necessity in a time of rising powers and the specter of nuclear terrorism. Government can't address serious long term fiscal problems like Social Security underfunding. It can't confront looming environmental dangers.
So I am summoning a Convention to meet in Independence Hall beginning July 4, 2009.
Required Reading for American Voters November 12, 2008
If you vote in this country, this is required reading. Understanding this single document on which our entire government is based is essential to making informed decisions when electing leaders.
 Copyright page is arrogant! October 31, 2008
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This Constitution is published by Wilder Publications. The copyright page says this:
"This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work."
I don't know what to make of that. If it says what I think it says I think I want a Constitution from another publisher! That statement seems to say that the Publisher is telling us how to read it! They are saying that it's principles couldn't possibly mean the same thing today! What arrogance! I hope they don't mean these things but how can I not come to these conclusions?
 sloppy October 10, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
i just got this so i'll just tell you what i noticed so far.
1) the pages aren't all numbered. so you can find something in the index and not find the page. not sure what the rational is for this but it's not helpful. a few pages numbered, then nothing, then a few more numbered, again nothing and so on.
2) on page 23 (i assume) the following sentence appears:
"The first ten Amendments collectively are commonly known as the Bill of Rights. History"
i find this confusing. the word "History" is not part of a sentense, has no punctuation, and it is followed by nothing. the rest of the page is blank. this looks to me like an obvious misprint.
so i'm not exactly confident in the book. and yes it is more like a pamphlet.
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