Origins of the Bill of Rights

In this fascinating history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize -- winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties.

Leonard W. Levy is Mellon Professor Emeritus at the Claremont Graduate School and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Southern Oregon State College. He is the author of thirty-six books, including Origins of the Fifth Amendment, for which he received a Pulitzer Prize.

Preface

ix

Chronology

xi

Why We Have the Bill of Rights

1

(43)

Habeas Corpus

44

(24)

Bills of Attainder

68

(11)

The First Amendment: The Establishment Clause

79

(24)

The First Amendment: The Free Press Clause

103

(30)

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

133

(17)

The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure

150

(30)

The Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination

180

(23)

Double Jeopardy

203

(7)

The Double Jury System: Grand and Petty

210

(21)

The Eighth Amendment

231

(10)

The Ninth Amendment: Unenumerated Rights

241

(20)

Appendix: Key Documents

261

(36)

Bibliography

297

(2)

Index

299

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