Includes bibliographical and web references (page 31) and index.
Contents
Constitution -- Fighting for freedom -- New nation -- Articles fail -- Starting over -- Separating power -- Reaching agreement -- Slavery question -- Debates in the states -- Bill of rights -- New government -- People choose -- Planning for change -- Timeline.
Summary
Learn about the document written by our country's leaders which posed a plan or set of rules that the National Government would follow. It explains how laws are made, how leaders are chosen, and what the government can and cannot do.
