The U.S. Constitution and Related Documents

by Stephen Brennan (Editor), Jesse Ventura (Foreword by)

Overview

No matter who you identify with—Democrat or Republican, Tea Party or Green Party, Independent or something else altogether—we the people should read:

• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation

Take a moment or two to reflect on the words of our forefathers, as these are the documents that literally created America. The Constitution set up a system of government that remains centuries later. The eloquent words of The Declaration of Independence are an enduring statement of human rights. Written and signed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and other great lights of our historical past, these documents define our freedoms and promise us our futures. And while they are often quoted, they are seldom actually read.

Here is an opportunity to reach a new audience, with a fresh design and the same inspiring words. This collection will be a welcome addition to any American who believes in the dream.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510724969
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	212
Sales rank:	189,208
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jesse Ventura is the former independent governor of Minnesota. He is also a former US Navy frogman, a professional wrestler, a movie actor, a visiting fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including American Conspiracies, 63 Documents the Government Doesn’t Want You to Read, and Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me! He was the host and executive producer of truTV’s Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which won the Stony Award from High Times magazine in 2010. He was also the host of the political talk show Off The Grid, which aired on RT America and online at Ora.tv. He has a reputation as a rebel and a freethinker, and he has no qualms about questioning authority. He spends half the year in Baja, Mexico and the other half in his home state of Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jesse Ventura vii

Introduction xv

The Articles of Association 1774 1

Common Sense 1776 17

The Declaration of Independence 1776 89

The Articles of Confederation 1781 99

The U.S. Constitution 1787 115

The Bill of Rights 1791 139

Further Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 1795-1992 145

Appendix-Patrick Henry's Address to the Virginia Convention Against Ratification 162

Photo and Illustration Credits 193

Editorial Reviews

"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon." —George Washington

"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object."—Thomas Jefferson

"The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards." —Samuel Adams

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." —Abraham Lincoln

"It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention." —Lyndon B. Johnson

"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon." —George Washington

"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object."—Thomas Jefferson

"The liberties of our Country, the freedom of our civil constitution are worth defending at all hazards." —Samuel Adams

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." —Abraham Lincoln

"It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention." —Lyndon B. Johnson

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