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Constitutional history

The Thirteenth Amendment

Elizabeth Schleichert

Presents an overview of the history of slavery in the United States, its abolition by constitutional amendment in 1865, and the Reconstruction and its aftermath.

The Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments

Eileen Lucas

Discusses the political and social aspects of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, as well as the repeal of that law with the passage of the Twenty-fir

The Nineteenth Amendment

Judy Monroe

Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

The Bill of Rights

Authors present their views on the Bill of Rights, which was ratified in 1791, and discuss the decisions reached by federal courts on individual rights.