The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction, Revised and Updated Edition (Mentor) [Paperback]

Floyd G. Cullop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1969 | ISBN-10: 0451627245 | ISBN-13: 978-0451627247 | Edition: Rev Upd

Floyd G. Cullop's study of The Constitution Of The United States carefully explains and comments on its Preamble, main body and amendments so that readers may fully understand what it meant to our founding fathers and what it means to us today. This revised and updated edition covers all the changes that have been made in the structure of the federal government since the original publication of the book. This is the ideal introduction to a document that remains as relevant today as when it was first drafted over two hundred years ago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Signet; Rev Upd edition (October 1, 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451627245
• ISBN-13: 978-0451627247
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Revised indeed. Whose Constitution is this?, July 4, 2006

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JMF "Patriot Front.com" (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction, Revised and Updated Edition (Mentor) (Paperback)

Buy it only if the price is 50% off. That's because the first half of the work is a poorly written interpretation of our nation's most sacred document. Thankfully, the actual Constitution is provided in the second half. In the first 60 pages, the left-leaning declarations are so bizarre, it is hard to consider this book a serious work.

Mr. Cullop claims that the 16th Amendment allows for economic redistribution through Federal income tax, "The higher the earnings, the higher the percentage collected from them." This concept comes from the author, not the 16th Amendment.

Cullop also settles the controversial 2nd Amendment by declaring that the people have gun rights only as they apply to the militia. He repeats this interpretation at least two times in the test portions of the book without offering any dissent. Interestingly, the author's aversion to gun rights collides with his need to define all but basic words: "...may keep and bear (own) arms (weapons)." Hopefully, most readers know that "bear" in fact means to carry, not own.

The parenthetical definitions of even the most simple terms are so frequent that the book is often difficult to read: "Congress has the power to enforce this article by appropriate (necessary) legislation (laws)." Most readers aside from small children can probably do without "tyranny" being defined as "unusually harsh rule."

Mr. Cullop either lacks understanding of the basic concepts of the Constitution, or he makes very unfortunate choices in language: "Q: Have women always had the right to vote in the United States? A. No, they were GIVEN THIS RIGHT [emphasis added] by Amendment 19 in 1920."

If this irresponsible analysis of the US Constitution was written for children, it should be marketed as such. And if so, impressionable young readers should be especially discouraged from reading it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too simplistic, February 24, 2002

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"maracle" (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction, Revised and Updated Edition (Mentor) (Paperback)

I know this is intended to be very simple, but the commentary is just too simple. It asks questions or states facts that are nearly identical to what the actual text of the constitution reads. This would be a good book for kids, and it is still a good buy if you just want to have a hard copy of the constitution on hand. But in general, I don't think the commentary added anything to the original text.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for starters, March 24, 2000

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This review is from: The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction, Revised and Updated Edition (Mentor) (Paperback)

A very simple edition, it was exactly what I wanted and needed to take a first look at the USA Constitution, cost-effective.