The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution (Stonesong Press Books) By Linda R. Monk ISBN: 9780786867202 ASIN: B00DTOX844 ASIN: B00A2PCWK4 Published: 2003 Number of Pages: 288 Edition: 1st Binding: Hardcover

Pricing & Availability: Additional Details: Product Type: Book Publisher: Hyperion Description: THE WORDS WE LIVE BY takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action.In THE WORDS WE LIVE BY, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are nearly infinite. For example, in the debate over gun control, does "the right of the people to bear arms" as stated in the Second Amendment pertain to individual citizens or regulated militias? What do scholars say? Should the Internet be regulated and censored, or does this impinge on the freedom of speech as defined in the First Amendment? These and other issues vary depending on the interpretation of the Constitution.Through entertaining and informative annotations, THE WORDS WE LIVE BY offers a new way of looking at the Constitution. Its pages reflect a critical, respectful and appreciative look at one of history's greatest documents. THE WORDS WE LIVE BY is filled with a rich and engaging historical perspective along with enough surprises and fascinating facts and illustrations to prove that your Constitution is a living--and entertaining--document.Updated now for the first time, THE WORDS WE LIVE BY continues to take an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, and affirmative action.

Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2002038826
   - LC control Number: 2002038826

International Standard Book Number: 0786867205
   - Terms of availability: $23.95

Geographic Area Code: n-us---

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: KF4550.Z9
   - Item number: M66 2003

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 21
   - Classification number: 342.73/02

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Monk, Linda R.

Title Statement
   - Title: The words we live by :
   - Remainder of title: your annotated guide to the constitution /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Linda R. Monk.

Edition Statement: 1st ed.: A Stonesong Press book 1st ed.

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: New York :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: Hyperion,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2003.

Physical Description
   - Extent: 288 p. :
   - Other physical details: ill. ;
   - Other physical details: ill., ports. ;
   - Dimensions: 24 cm.

General Note: "A Stonesong Press book."

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.

Formatted Contents Note: Constitution as conversation: Constitution of the United States: Preamble: we the people -- Article I the legislative branch -- Article II the executive branch -- Article III the judicial branch -- Article IV full faith and credit -- Article V amendments -- Article VI the supreme law of the land -- Article VII ratification -- Amendments to the Constitution of the United States: Freedom of expression -- Right to bear arms -- Quartering of troops -- Unreasonable searches and seizures -- Due process of law -- Right to a fair trial -- Trial by jury in civil cases -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Unenumerated rights -- States' rights -- Lawsuits against states -- Choosing the executive -- Abolishing slavery -- Equal protection of the laws -- Suffrage for Black men -- Income taxes -- Direct election of senators -- Prohibition -- Women's suffrage -- Lame ducks -- Repealing prohibition -- Presidential term limits -- Electoral votes for the District of Columbia -- Banning the poll tax -- Presidential succession and disability -- Suffrage for young people -- Limiting Congressional pay raises.

Summary, etc.: The United States Constitution is the basis for our most fundamental rights as Americans and has been a key element in nearly every major legal and political debate ever argued. But how many of us actually understand the language used by our Founding Fathers? Now Linda R. Monk, an award-winning author and journalist, takes us through the Constitution, line by line, to help us comprehend this amazing document and to see the variety of ways in which it has been interpreted. From the Preamble -- which she analyzes with inspiration and opposing opinions from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Charlton Heston, and James Madison -- through each and every amendment, Monk enlightens us by offering insight, legal expertise, surprising facts and little-known information, alternate interpretations, and historical anecdotes to breathe meaning into this provocative and hallowed document.

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Constitutional history
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Constitutional law
   - Form subdivision: Popular works.
   - Geographic subdivision: United States