The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States

出版者:Bantam Classics

作者:United States Declaration of Independence (COR)/ Maier, Pauline/ United States Constitution (COR)

页数:112

出版时间:1998-7-1

价格:$2.95

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780553214826

图书标签:美国独立宣言法律英文原版美国宪政历史政治人权

The Declaration of Independence was the promise of a representative government; the Constitution was the fulfillment of that promise.

On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a unanimous declaration: the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America, free and independent of Great Britain. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration set forth the terms of a new form of government with the following words: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Framed in 1787 and in effect since March 1789, the Constitution of the United States of America fulfilled the promise of the Declaration by establishing a republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. Among the rights guaranteed by these amendments are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to trial by jury. Written so that it could be adapted to endure for years to come, the Constitution has been amended only seventeen times since 1791 and has lasted longer than any other written form of government.

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We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal and independent; that from that equal creation they derive in rights inherent and inalienables, among which are the preservation of life, and liberty and the pursuit of happiness

抄写了一遍。帅帅的澎湃感。

工作读。

美国百年历史的基石，耳边响起的是一声声辞旧迎新的鞭炮声，心里机械式泛起“伟大祖国万寿无疆”的台词，嘴角泛起一丝微笑。

在监考中读完这本小书。研究美国文化必读书目呢。