Title:
The citizen's almanac : fundamental documents, symbols, and anthems of the United States.
Author:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Office of Citizenship.
Publication Information:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [Office of Citizenship] : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2007]
Call Number:
JK1758 .C48 2007
Abstract:
Citizenship in America: rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens -- Patriotic anthems and symbols of the United States -- Presidential and historical speeches -- Fundamental documents of American democracy -- Landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Presidential statements on citizenship and immigration -- Prominent foreign-born Americans.
Added Corporate Author:
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2008354023.htmlhttp://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81039
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0811/2008354023-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0811/2008354023-d.html
ISBN:
9780160780271
9780160780035
Physical Description:
vi, 102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes excerpts from the documents.
Shipping list no.: 2007-0223-P.
"M-76 (rev. 03/07)."
Contents:
Citizenship in America: rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. Rights of a citizen ; Responsibilities of a citizen -- Patriotic anthems and symbols of the United States. The star-spangled banner (1814) ; America the beautiful (1893) ; God bless America (1938) ; I hear America singing (1860) ; Concord hymn (1837) ; The new Colossus (1883) ; Flag of the United States of America ; Pledge of allegiance ; Great seal of the United States ; Motto of the United States -- Presidential and historical speeches. Farewell address [by] George Washington (1796) ; First inaugural address [by] Abraham Lincoln (1861) ; Gettysburg address [by] Abraham Lincoln (1863) ; The four freedoms [by] Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941) ; Inaugural address [by] John F. Kennedy (1961) ; I have a dream [by] Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963) ; Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate [by] Ronald Reagan (1987) -- Fundamental documents of American democracy. The Mayflower Compact (1620) ; The Declaration of Independence (1776) ; The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) ; The Constitution of the United States (1787) ; The Bill of Rights (1791) ; Emancipation Proclamation (1863) -- Landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison (1803): John Marshall, delivering the opinion of the Court ; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): John Marshall Harlan, delivering the dissenting opinion of the Court ; West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): Robert Jackson, delivering the opinion of the Court ; Brown v. Board of Education (1954): Earl Warren, delivering the opinion of the Court -- Presidential statements on citizenship and immigration -- Prominent foreign-born Americans.
