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In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties.
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Constitutional history, United States, Histoire, Constitution, Civil rights, Grondrechten, Histoire constitutionnelle, Droits de l'homme, Constitutional amendments, History, Amendements (01er-10e), Bill of Rights (Verenigde Staten), United states, constitution, Civil rights, united statesPlaces
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Origins of the Bill of Rights (Yale Contemporary Law Series)
March 1, 2001, Yale University Press
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0300089015 9780300089011
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"THE BILL OF RIGHTS consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution."
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