In this first edition of the constitution and the declaration of independence, you will see what the framers and founders meant and what they wanted to have a free and prosperous society. You will find the original constitution transcribed, the last ten articles of the joint resolution of 1789 to adopt the initial freedoms certain factions wanted (also known as the Bill of Rights), the regular amendments, and the declaration of independence. This copy of the constitution includes commentary that describes what the original interpretation should follow. This copy will describe to you in detail what the words of the constituion [i.e., constitution] meant when it was signed into law, as well as the bill of rights, and the rest of the amendments. You will find this copy of the constitution and the declaration of independence to have meaning of the original intention. This edition includes the full, amended copy of the constitution with notations and the declaration of independence. The interpretations of the original constitution and the bill of rights are described in originalist terminology, by textuality and intentionality, meaning that it is described as what the framers and the founders envisioned as a country of freedom, liberty, hopes, new dreams, and a prosperous society.--Pages 10 and 11.
- | Author: Delegates of Delegates of the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson
- | Publisher: Historical Contexts
- | Publication Date: Feb 27, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 84 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0692653902
- | ISBN-13: 9780692653906