The Constitution of the United States of America

Including Advise & Consent

Senator Susan Collins

Constitution & Race

President Barack Obama

This edition of the United States Constitution features the complete text of the Constitution and its twenty-seven amendments in a definitive and easily read version that has been approved by leading congressional and constitutional scholars.

Illuminating this historic document are essays and commentary by some of America's leading statesmen, Former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, and Senator Robert Dole.

Senator Charles McC. Mathias Jr. considered by many to have been the most distinguished senatorial scholar on the Constitution, conveys the fascinating story of the Constitution in an essay that can be enjoyed by all who cherish its freedoms.