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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER History and the Headlines, a new free resource offered by ABC-CLIO Schools, provides the background teachers need to help their students dissect and understand an important event in an easily accessible format. When breaking news hits, look to ABC-CLIO's History and the Headlines. |
The Bill of Rights: Almost an Afterthought?
PRIMARY SOURCES 
The framers of the U.S. Constitution are often credited with committing to paper the most perfect
system for government ever devised. However, we sometimes forget that the Constitution is a
living document with both a past and a future. . . .
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NEED TO KNOW
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are quite short as government documents go. But their
apparent simplicity is deceptive. . . .
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POINT OF VIEW
Constitution Day typically focuses on the document drafted in convention in 1787, ratified in
1788, and implemented in 1789. However, students are often surprised to learn that the original
document did not specifically include many of the civil liberties. . .
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EXAMINE
Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 were pleased with the work that
they had done, and were eager to return home after the sweltering summer they had spent in
Philadelphia hammering out the Constitution's provisions. However, a number of delegates were
unhappy with the document because it lacked a bill of rights. . .
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