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declaring rights a brief history with documents
questions about the original meaning of the bill of rights remain a source of active concern and controversy in the twenty first century . in order to help students consider the intentions of the first constitutional amendments and the significance of declaring rights jack rakove traces the tradition and describes the deliberations from which the bill of rights emerged .
paperback st. martins press 1997 isbn 0312137346
abridged n isbn 13 9780312137342 number of pages 217 publisher macmillan higher education release date 62135769600000 series title the bedford series in history and culture