Creating the United States

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Protecting Constitutional Rights

Protecting Constitutional Rights (120.04.00)

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In the midst of a decade of social unrest and a surge of reform, Americans urged governmental authorities to ensure that all Americans enjoyed their constitutional rights. This drawing by Gib Crockett calls attention to the Constitution’s purpose to “form a more perfect union, establish justice, and insure domestic tranquility.”
In the midst of a decade of social unrest and a surge of reform, Americans urged governmental authorities to ensure that all Americans enjoyed their constitutional rights. This drawing by Gib Crockett calls attention to the Constitution’s purpose to “form a more perfect union, establish justice, and insure domestic tranquility.”