AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Volumes I and II combines cases decisions and authorial commentary to maximize your learning and understanding in this course These comprehensive volumes cover the entire range of topics in constitutional law Volume I examines the institutional aspects of constitutional law Volume II deals with civil rights and liberties Each of the chapters includes an introductory essay providing the legal historical political and cultural context of Supreme Court jurisprudence in a particular area of constitutional interpretation Each chapter also contains several boxed features labeled Case in Point and Sidebar to provide additional perspective and context for the set of edited decisions from the United States Supreme Court cases that follow In selecting editing and updating the materials the authors emphasize recent trends in major areas of constitutional interpretation as well as many landmark decisions some of which retain importance as precedents while others illustrate the transient nature of constitutional interpretation Because the book provides a good balance of decisions and authorial commentary this text appeals to students of law as well as students of political science AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Volumes I and II combines cases decisions and authorial commentary to maximize your learning and understanding in this course These comprehensive volumes cover the entire range of topics in constitutional law Volume I examines the institutional aspects of constitutional law Volume II deals with civil rights and liberties ...Each of the chapters includes an introductory essay providing the legal historical political and cultural context of Supreme Court jurisprudence in a particular area of constitutional interpretation Each chapter also contains several boxed features labeled Case in Point and Sidebar to provide additional perspective and context for the set of edited decisions from the United States Supreme Court cases that follow In selecting editing and updating the materials the authors emphasize recent trends in major areas of constitutional interpretation as well as many landmark decisions some of which retain importance as precedents while others illustrate the transient nature of constitutional interpretation Because the book provides a good balance of decisions and authorial commentary this text appeals to students of law as well as students of political science