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American Experiment, The: Steps Toward a Constitutional Democracy
In the 19th century British Prime Minister Gladstone called the American Constitution "the most remarkable work in modern times produced by the human intellect at a single stroke." Historian Bernard Bailyn agrees that our constitutional system is re...
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Struggle for Equality, The: Judicial Decisions Contribute to the Quest for Equal Rights
Judicial decisions have contributed to the quest for equal rights, most notably Brown v. Board of Education in which the court took a stand against racially segregated public schooling. The 14th amendment of the Constitution says that no state may s...