What Is the Constitution? - US Constitution Guide for Students & History Buffs | Learn American Government & Founding Documents

Product Description

• By Patricia Brennan Demuth
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Ages: 8-12
• Grades: 3-7

• 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.