Forging U.S. Democracy
The Influence of Key Civil Rights Acts, Amendments, and Landmark DecisionsBy U.S. Government, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress
Length45h 36m
About this audiobook
This is a unique collection of U.S. Government legal documents that shaped and built the American democracy. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this collection contains 40 most important acts and decisions which forged the legal system and democratic principles of USA:
Declaration of Independence (1776)
U.S. Constitution (1787)
Bill of Rights (1791)
Amendments (1792-1991)
The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
The Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Gettysburg Address (1863)
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
Treaty of Fort Laramie/Sioux Treaty (1868)
The Enforcement Act of 1870
The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871)
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
Dawes Act (1887)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916)
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Program (1918)
National Industrial Recovery Act (1933)
Social Security Act (1935)
Lend-Lease Act (1941)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961)
Test Ban Treaty (1963)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964)
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length45 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 10, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Creating U.S. Democracy: Key Civil Rights Acts, Constitutional Amendments, Supreme Court Decisions & Acts of Foreign Policy
2Declaration of Independence (1776)
3U.S. Constitution (1787)
4PREAMBLE
5ARTICLE I: The Legislative Branch
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6ARTICLE II: The Executive Branch
7ARTICLE III: The Judicial Branch
8ARTICLE IV: The States
9ARTICLE V: Amendments
10ARICLE VI: Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
11ARTICLE VII: Ratification
12Bill of Rights (1791)
13Amendments (1792-1991)
14AMENDMENT XI: Judicial Limits
15AMENDMENT XII: Choosing the President, Vice-President
16AMENDMENT XIII: Slavery Abolished
17AMENDMENT XIV: Citizenship Rights
18AMENDMENT XV: Race No Bar to Vote
19AMENDMENT XVI: Status of Income Tax Clarified
20AMENDMENT XVII: Senators Elected by Popular Vote
21AMENDMENT XVIII: Liquor Abolished
22AMENDMENT XIX: Women’s Suffrage
23AMENDMENT XX: Presidential, Congressional Terms
24AMENDMENT XXI: Amendment XVIII Replaced
25AMENDMENT XXII: Presidential Term Limits
26AMENDMENT XXIII: Presidential Vote for District of Columbia
27AMENDMENT XXIV: Poll Tax Barred
28AMENDMENT XXV: Presidential Disability and Succession
29AMENDMENT XXVI: Voting Age Set to 18 Years
30AMENDMENT XXVII: Limiting Congressional Pay Increases
31The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)
32FEDERALIST I: General Introduction
33FEDERALIST II: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
34FEDERALIST III: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
35FEDERALIST IV: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
36FEDERALIST V: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
37FEDERALIST VI: Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between the States
38FEDERALIST VII: The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers From Dissensions Between the States
39FEDERALIST VII: The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States
40FEDERALIST IX: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
41FEDERALIST X: The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
42FEDERALIST XI: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy
43FEDERALIST XII: The Utility of the Union in Respect to Revenue
44FEDERALIST XIII: Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government
45FEDERALIST XIV: Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered
46FEDERALIST XV: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
47FEDERALIST XVI: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
48FEDERALIST XVII: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
49FEDERALIST XVIII: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
50FEDERALIST XIX: The Same Subject Continued: The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union
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