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The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader

byMelissa Murray

Constitutional scholar Melissa Murray presents the complete U.S. Constitution alongside clear annotations explaining its language, origins, amendments, and modern consequences. Historical notes illuminate the political bargains embedded in the document, while contemporary commentary connects its provisions to debates over presidential power, federalism, voting, equality, privacy, courts, and individual rights. The guide makes a difficult founding text accessible without pretending its meaning is fixed or uncontested. Readers gain both a practical reference and a framework for understanding how judges, officials, activists, and citizens continue to argue over the Constitution's promises and limits.

Publisher

37 Ink

Publication date

2026-05-05

Format

Hardcover

Pages

352

ISBN

9781668221938