constitutional law

Provides an introduction to the legislative branch of the U.S. government, looking at the House of Representatives and the Senate, their leaders, and their law-making responsibilities.

Discusses the development and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and their influence around the world.

Discusses the twenty-six amendments to the United States Constitution, how each amendment was added, the people responsible such as George Mason, James Madison, and Carrie Chapman Catt, and also provides for classroom learning activties.

Explains how the U.S. Constitution works, describing the three branches of government, checks and balances, amendments, and the rights of the people and the states, and compares the rights of people in the U.S. to those of other countries. Also includes a glossary and a selected bibliography.

A humorous history of the United States Constitution that proposes a new, improved version.

Examines each section of the Constitution and its amendments, also providing a concise overview of the field of constitutional law as it is applied around the world and in various forms of government.

Argues that the only way to restore equity for all American citizens is to make radical revisions to the Constitution, and proposes twenty-three resolutions that could change American government and society for the better.

Examines forty of the most debated and controversial U.S. Supreme Court cases in American history including the Dred Scott decision of 1857 and Roe verses Wade in 1973, and explains important facts about each case, public response and opinion, comments and speeches by presidents and other public figures, and much more.

Traces the United States Supreme Court's attempts to weave science into the Constitution, discussing how the evolution of scientific knowledge has influenced the conservative nature of the law.