The Constitution of the United States with the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation by R.B. Bernstein

"Fun for its pure educational value, the timeline was an eye-opening tool to be used to see when the Government goes back on its word. Definitely not a light, breach read, it was still enjoyable when I had the time and attention to focus on the subject and really absorb what I was reading."

2 Stars

Pros: It's a good reference book.

Cons: Obviously, these are official government documents written in the English of the time "

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Bernstein keeps his introduction relatively brief and then lists out important dates in chronological order. It was interesting to see which amendments were ratified when. As a United States Citizen, I felt like I should read this book and I'm glad I did, since it was educational. That doesn't mean that I think everyone needs to rush out and read the Constitution because trust me, it was a dry read. It was also very eye opening in the sense that it showed, with Bernstein's timeline, how often the U.S. Government makes something law, realizes they messed up and then just simply creates a new amendment that's like, "Oh, no, never mind. We didn't mean that."

Staggering in the consistency with which that happened, sadly, it's not unsurprising. In reading the Constitution, the Declaration and the Articles of Confederation, it proved to me that our forefathers founded this country with honest, good intentions. They truly believed in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And though they tried for fair representation from every State, unfortunately, when you get a bunch of people together to express their thoughts and opinions, well, not everyone's going to play nice in the sandbox and someone's always going to go home crying. I think, though our Forefathers had good intentions sadly their dream has been warped and changed over time.

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