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Title: Too biased on 2nd & 10th Amendments
Review: I am using this book for my 6th grader in our study of the Bill of Rights. The coverage of the 1st Amendment I thought was pretty good, with a good history of judicial decisions. However, when I got to the 2nd Amendment, I found it to be pure anti-gun propoganda with no appreciation or knowledge of the founders' purpose for putting it there. I found some good material for kids on the 2nd Amendment on the NRA web site.The coverage of the rest of the Amendments is pretty good, except the 10th. Here again we see an anti-federalism interpretation which disturbs me. The authors write as if it is a mystery what we should delegate to the states. Then ch. 13 is entitled, "Madison's most valuable amendment," the one that didn't get included. Well, this is what Madison argued, but obviously the others in Congress didn't agree for federalist reasons. If you are going to use this book, find other sources on the 2nd and 10th.
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