American Constitutional Law

This book is designed for political science courses in American constitutional law ... each of the essays introducing the twelve chapters in this book ... provide[s] historical, political, and cultural context fo the judicial decisions that follow. In selecting and editing United States Supreme Courts cases and other materials ... [the authors] emphasize ... recent trends in major areas of constitutional interpretation ... [and they] include ... landmark decisions, some of which retain importance as precedents while others illustrate the transient nature of constitutional interpretation. -Preface.