The Constitution of the United States and Related Documents

This highly useful volume contains the complete text of The Constitution of the United States, including all 26 amendments, as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the key sections of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Also included is a fine introduction by editor Martin Shapiro.

Introduction vii The Constitution of the United States The Historical Document xxvi The Constitution of the United States 1 Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Historical Document and Political Behavior 36 Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964 (Key Sections) 37 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Key Sections) 66 Related Documents The Declaration of Independence 78 The Articles of Confederation 84 Selected Bibliography 97