The Words We Live by: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 078688620X ISBN13: 9780786886203 Release Date: February 2004 Publisher: Hachette Books Length: 304 Pages Weight: 1.00 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0" Age Range: 18 years and up Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher The Words We Live By takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action. In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this hallowed document are nearly infinite. For example, in the debate over gun control, does "the right of the people to bear arms" as stated in the Second Amendment pertain to individual citizens or regulated militias? What do scholars say? Should the Internet be regulated and censored,