Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Kirschner, Harold. Personal Interview. 5 December 2011. Harold Kirschner is 85 years
old. He lived through the Great Depression, and the interview helped me to
understand how difficult life was at this time. He told me about money problems
and ways that his family had to cut back on spending. We also discussed the
New Deal and how that made life a little better.
Secondary Sources:
Krull, Kathleen. A Kid's Guide to the Bill of Rights. New York: Avon, Daly, Smith
Publishing Company, 1999. This book was a great source because it explained
the Bill of Rights in detail and told about specific court cases. The section that
was most helpful was on freedom of speech where it explained exactly what you
can and cannot do under the first amendment.
Murphy, Bruce Benjamin. “Constitution of the United States”. World Book Encyclopedia.
2003. This encyclopedia article was helpful because it explained how the Bill of
Rights was made. It also told about important people who were involved in the
creation and the problems that they dealt with at the time. This helped me to
understand why they felt the need to create the Bill of Rights.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. "Bill of Rights." December 9, 2011
[http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/
bill_of_rights.html]. This site was helpful because it connected the American
Revolution to the creation of the Bill of Rights. It was helpful to read about the
points of view of the people who wrote the Bill of Rights.