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How to Read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

by Paul B. Skousen

A guided introduction to two founding documents

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A guided introduction to two founding documents

Paul B. Skousen’s guide organizes the Constitution and Declaration of Independence into material readers can work through step by step. It covers the Constitution’s seven articles and the rights in the Bill of Rights, alongside the Declaration’s statements on freedom. Visual tools, exercises, memory aids, and a glossary of eighteenth-century phrases provide practical supports for engaging with the documents’ structure and language. The book also connects their principles to questions of rights, freedoms, and the formation of the branches of government.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults seeking an introductory guide to the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
  • Readers who prefer structured study aids such as exercises, visual tools, memory aids, and a glossary.
  • Those interested in how founding documents address rights, freedoms, and government structure.

Themes

The Constitution and the Bill of RightsThe Declaration of Independence and freedomRights and freedomsBranches of governmentCivic learning

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Book overview

Have you ever wanted to read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence and really understand what they're saying?

Learn how they impact your life; your rights and freedoms? How the branches of government were formed, and why?

You're not alone. Millions of Americans want a deeper understanding of their country's founding principles and don't know where to start. When the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were written by our founders over two centuries ago, they were designed to endure. And indeed they've remained, as Paul Skousen writes, "the most amazing freedom formula ever invented"--but navigating eighteenth-century legal language can be challenging.

Recognizing this problem, Skousen provides an easy, step-by-step guide that will forever change the way you think about your country and your freedoms.Using visual tools, exercises, and several valuable memory aids, this book will help you:

  • Master the Constitution's seven articles and the twenty-seven important rights named in the Bill of Rights.
  • Navigate the Declaration's five power statements on freedom and unlock their eighteenth-century phrases with a convenient glossary.
  • Discover how the Constitution's guiding principles protect human rights.
  • And so much more.

Thousands of books describe the origins of these famous documents, but only How to Read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence gives you a path to truly understanding them.

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