Origins of the Bill of Rights,9780300089011

Origins of the Bill of Rights

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ISBN13: 9780300089011
ISBN10: 0300089015
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2001-02-08
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary

In this fascinating 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.

Author Biography

Leonard W. Levy is Mellon Professor Emeritus at the Claremont Graduate School and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Southern Oregon State College. He is the author of thirty-six books, including Origins of the Fifth Amendment, for which he received a Pulitzer Prize.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Chronology xi
Why We Have the Bill of Rights
1(43)
Habeas Corpus
44(24)
Bills of Attainder
68(11)
The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause
79(24)
The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause
103(30)
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
133(17)
The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure
150(30)
The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination
180(23)
Double Jeopardy
203(7)
The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty
210(21)
The Eighth Amendment
231(10)
The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights
241(20)
Appendix: Key Documents 261(36)
Bibliography 297(2)
Index 299

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