Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

Bill of Rights.

Did you know the U.S. Constitution doesn't include the word democracy? Or that it took 10 long months to ratify? How about how much the clerk who handwrote the original copy of the Constitution was paid? (It was $30, by the way.) Find out all the extreme history behind one of our nation's most important documents. Did you know earlier colonists had to eat shoe leather to survive? Or that George Washington didn't really want to be president? Learn...

Articles of the Constitution.

After the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, James Madison realized there were no laws established to protect the rights of the people. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. Beginning readers will be introduced to this important symbol of freedom through its definition, history, and examples of how people practice their rights today!

Discover the 28 Principles of Freedom our Founding Fathers said must be understood and perpetuated by every people who desire peace, prosperity, and freedom. Learn how adherence to these beliefs during the past 200 years has brought about more progress than was made in the previous 5000 years.

This book discusses the specific amendments made to the Constitution of the United States, focusing on the critical roles Constitutional amendments have played in the abolition of slavery, the role of the U.S. president, and the procedures of the U.S. legal system.

Examines the historical and legal significance of each Constitutional amendment and human stories that have shaped these basic rights.