{"product_id":"9780558874445","title":"A Pocket Guide to the U.S. Constitution","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells you what experts assume you already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe available pocket-sized and back-of-the-textbook Constitutions don’t do enough. They format the Constitution like a short story. They leave out the names of articles, sections, and clauses. They leave out the standard numbering system. They don’t define basic terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy students need this information, so familiar to lawyers and scholars. When I ask students to turn to the “Commerce Clause,” I want us to end up in the same place (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3). And when we get there, I want them to know what it means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost non-pocket guides have the opposite problem. They tend to be massive and impenetrable. Scholars and lawyers examine the Constitution case by case, topic by topic, amendment by amendment. They use a specialized language. They assume their readers already know the subject, as well as the legal and scholarly debates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Constitution is not only a matter of scholarly, legal debate; it is part of the way Americans live. It is how we understand our rights and obligations as people and as A People–every day. We need a guide that will fit in a pocket, briefcase, or backpack. We need a way to answer basic questions that arise day to day, or in a class period, or in the course of reading more in-depth books on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a place to begin to understand the United States Constitution. \u003c\/b\u003eIt is as complete as I can make it and still have it fit in your pocket. It’s as simple as I can make and still have it be accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew B. Arnold, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKutztown, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Learning Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014517932272,"sku":"9780558874445","price":12.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780558874445_p0.jpg?v=1763718707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780558874445","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}