The People's Guide to the United States Constitution, Revised Edition

by Dave Kluge

An easy-to-read, spin-free guide to the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence with all unusual and hard-to-understand words defined.Although we are constantly bombarded with arguments over constitutional issues in the media, surveys show the majority of Americans have not read and understood our Constitution even though it is just 25 pages long. The reason? The language is over 200 years old with unusual words and legal terms. This book is an easy-to-read, spin-free guide to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, additional amendments, and the Declaration of Independence. It provides both the essential historical context and important definitions of the language used at the time. One can read straight through these original texts and gain confidence in understanding the agreements which guarantee our freedoms. This book will help answer these Are our rights being protected or eroded? What is the true purpose of government and what are its duties? Why was the Bill of Rights written? Individuals should read this book to protect their rights and liberty and insist their elected officials read and understand the U.S. Constitution.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 29, 2011

Reviews

[Timothy Biedinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

With all the political squabbling going on before the election I felt it would be prudent to reread the Constitution to better understand the Founding Fathers insight into how our government was meant to operate. Mr. Kluge has taken the original wording of the Constitution and, without changing it in any way, helped define the wording used into modern context. I had not realized the definitions and usage of many words used in the original document have evolved from the original meaning. Along with a better understand of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence there are a number of adjoining facts inserted which show how the documents have been applied, changed and negated over the years. These documents should be reread by all Americans so they may better understand what their elected officials are doing (or are not dong). Only then may we be able to follow the path toward a true "Land of the Free."

[Remy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of dry, but a good and important reference that does the job it sets out to do very well. It's one of those books I think a homeschooler should have on the shelf when studying government, especially for the detailed explanations and defining vocabulary as you read to make the meaning of the constitution clear.