American Constitutional Law: The Structure of Government

by Ralph A. Rossum

AMERICAN CONSITITUTIONAL LAW provides a comprehensive account of the nation's defining document. Based on the premise that the study of the Constitution and constitutional law is of fundamental importance to understanding the principles, prospects, and problems of America, the text puts current events in terms of what those who initially drafted and ratified the Constitution sought to accomplish. Each volume examines the interpretations of a variety of sources, including the founding generation, the Supreme Court, lower federal courts and state judiciaries, and extrajudicial materials of constitutional significance (such as Congressional acts and resolutions). Volume I focuses on federal rights and powers, and is appropriate for the first semester in the two-semester course sequence in Constitutional Law. Volume II focuses on individuals' rights and responsibilities and is appropriate for the second semester in the two-semester course sequence in Constitutional Law, commonly called Civil Rights and Liberties.

Genres: Nonfiction

609 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 1998

Reviews

[Hannah MacLean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview of the American Government. Because it's mainly composed of Supreme Court cases, there's a lot of digging involved; the information isn't just handed to the reader on a silver platter.

[Beckie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read the whole thing, but I read enough of it for grad school to consider it a read book.