constitutional law

Presents a decade-by-decade examination of over one thousand Supreme Court cases decided between 1790 and 2002, and includes case and subject indexes, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, and other references.

Presents an introduction to the U.S. Constitution, explaining how and why it came to be written, and discussing the preamble and articles, as well as the amendments made since its adoption.

Explains how the United States Constitution came to be, including events leading up to the Constitutional Convention, and explores how the Constitution changed the way the United States was governed.

Dramatically portrays the events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Recalls the main events of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and recounts the lives of the leading framers of the great document.

Contains accounts of more than 450 of the most important cases that have been argued before the Supreme Court, with information on the social and legal background of each case and the impact of each on American society.

Offers a comprehensive overview of landmark Supreme Court rulings in the years since "Roe v. Wade", discussing each case's background and their impact on American law and society.