The Constitution: An Enduring Document

1. The Basis of the American Republic
2. Drafting the Constitution
3. Ratification: a New Beginning
4. The Constitution as Supreme Law
5. The Principles of Government
6. Provisions for Amendment
7. The Bill of Rights
8. Vital Protection for Individual Liberties
9. The Federal System
10. To establish Justice
11. The purpose of the Bill of Rights
12. The debate about Slavery

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