Combining the rich content of the print edition with the advanced online functionality demanded by today’s researchers, The U.S. Constitution A to Z: Online Edition is the ultimate 21st century research tool for finding current, accurate information on this important document.
Advanced Web-enabled features allow users to conduct searches from A to Z on the U.S. Constitution. Like all CQ Press online editions, this one comes loaded with powerful user-friendly functions such as CiteNow!™, which lets researchers download full citations in MLA, APA, Bluebook, and other formats.
The U.S. Constitution A to Z is an essential addition to CQ’s American Government A to Z Series that gives librarians and students quick and authoritative information about the nation’s most important document.
In more than 250 entries, Robert L. Maddex shows how the Constitution was prepared more than two centuries ago but has remained a malleable document that speaks to modern issues including abortion, affirmative action, gun control, and censorship. Maddex includes entries on legal concepts such as double jeopardy, judicial review, and separation of powers as well as influential constitutional law cases and individuals who have indelibly affected American government.
Organized alphabetically and written in easy to understand language, The U.S. Constitution A to Z is modeled on the widely acclaimed A-to-Z volumes in the series on Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, and U.S. elections. This comprehensive encyclopedia is an ideal resource for academic, public, and high school libraries to serve patrons seeking reliable and understandable information on the Constitution.
In this one-stop reference work, readers will find:
- 250 entries in A-to-Z format
- 75 illustrations
- appendices that include the annotated Constitution
- a chronology of historic milestones
- a bibliography
- a table of cases
- an index
Sample entries include:
Abortion, Armed Forces, Ballots, Bill of Rights, Census , Congress, Death Penalty, Democracy, Education, Foreign Affairs, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, International Law, Internet, Justice, Lobbying, Minorities, Naturalization, Political Parties, Property, Religion, Searches and Seizures, Supreme Court, Term Limits, Union, War, and more.