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Constitution of the U.S.

Agel, Jerome, and Mort Gerberg. The U.S. Constitution for Everyone. Berkley, 2001. An illustrated guide to the Constitution and all 27 Amendments.

Ely, James W., Jr. The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 1997. A brief volume on property rights and the Supreme Court's various interpretations.

Fausold, Martin L., and Alan Shank, eds. The Constitution and the American Presidency. State University of New York Press, 1991. A collection of essays about the status of the Constitution on issues concerning the presidency from Jefferson to Truman.

Kammen, Michael. A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture. Knopf, 1986. The Constitution's impact and the Supreme Court's role.

Levy, Leonard W., and Kenneth L. Karst, eds. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. Macmillan, 1986. Reference set with essays on the Constitution of the United States.

Rakove, Jack N. Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution. Knopf 1996., Vintage, 1997. A detailed examination of the framers' intentions.

For younger readers

Bjornlund, Lydia. The U.S. Constitution: Blueprint for Democracy. Lucent, 1999. For readers in grades 6 and up.

Freedman, Russell. In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights. Holiday House, 2003. For readers in grade 5 and up.

Johnson, Linda C. Our Constitution. Millbrook, 1992. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Krull, Kathleen. A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. Avon Books, 1999. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

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