The Tenth Amendment: States' Rights

by Elizabeth Raum

Overview

The Bill of Rights was written more than 200 years ago, but it's still just as relevant and important today as it was back then. Readers will take a look at what caused the Tenth Amendment to be born and what effects the amendment has had through history and today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515771753
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Cause and Effect: The Bill of Rights
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard.

Table of Contents

States in charge — What caused the Tenth Amendment? — Powers to the States — Immediate effects of the Tenth Amendment — Testing the Tenth — The Tenth today — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Index.

Interviews

engaging, active text that provides authoritative and substantive information on the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution; sidebars, Fast Facts, and infographics help readers to understand the subject matter

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2017
Gr 3–5—These attractive volumes deftly analyze the causes and effects of the respective amendments. Each offers a brief overview of the issue involved, such as the history of guns in colonial America, and proceeds to list and examine the reasons behind each amendment. For instance, people did not want general warrants for searching their private property. Then the books delve into the subsequent laws and Supreme Court cases. Fast facts are included, such as "Pennsylvania was formed as a colony for people seeking religious freedom." All of the books contain the entirety of the Bill of Rights. The writing is succinct, but the information is quite comprehensive. VERDICT Nicely done accounts of the history of the Bill of Rights. A valuable addition to school and public libraries.

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