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Download or read book A View of the Constitution of the United States of America written by William Rawle and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise was the first comprehensive study of the United States Constitution, and one of the most important. Though concise, Rawle provides a systematic analysis of the Constitution's articles, as well as its historical background and philosophy. It is also a historically significant work because it suggests that states have a right secede from the Union. A popular textbook used in schools with large numbers of southern pupils, such as the U.S. Military Academy, it is generally considered to have influenced the leaders and supporters of the Confederacy.