What Is The Constitution? (What Was?) - 9781524786113

We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.

• | Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth|Who HQ, Tim Foley
• | Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• | Publication Date: Jun 19, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 112 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Library Binding
• | ISBN-10: 152478611X
• | ISBN-13: 9781524786113