The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Amendments to the Constitution

2 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Amendments to the Constitution

ART. I.--Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the…

Amendments to the Constitution: Vice-President

ART. XII.--1. The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at…

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