Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell

by Thomas E. Baker, Jerre S. Williams

This authoritative text provides a framework for understanding individual liberty and governmental power and the institutional role played by the U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage includes judicial review, commerce clause and state powers, federalism, separation of powers, congressional and executive powers, and individual civil rights and civil liberties. Includes diagrams that aid understanding of the fundamentals of our system of government.

Genres: Nonfiction, Law, Legal

554 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Angie Boyter]

Not a bad book but not what I was looking for. It truly is a book emphasizing legal analysis and review of constitutional issues rather than a book on the constitution per se. It also does not cover the amendments explicitly.