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c2002., CQ Press Call No: 973.313 GER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark events in U.S. historySummary Note: Contains essays in which twelve scholars examine various aspects of the origins and impact of the Declaration of Independence, discussing its theoretical foundations, its relationship to the three branches of government, its significance to the women's rights movement, and other topics.
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c2002., CQ Press Call No: 973.4 KAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark events in U.S. historySummary Note: Presents essays and documents that provide information about the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, discussing why it happened, the dispute and debate set off by the purchase, and the changes that occurred in the United States as a result.
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c2002., CQ Press Call No: 347.73 GRA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark events in U.S. historySummary Note: Contains documents and analytical essays which provide information on Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 Supreme Court ruling which is credited with the establishment of judicial review.
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c2006., CQ Press Call No: 324.6 VAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark events in U.S. historySummary Note: Examines the Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and describes the events leading up to it, the evolution of voting rights in the U.S., disenfranchisement of African Americans after Reconstruction, and the impact of this legislation.