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Constitutional Law: Principles And Policies (Introduction to Law Series)
Erwin Chemerinsky
Aspen Publishers, 2006
Best Book In Law School
Constitutional Law is by far the best book that I've purchased in law school. The author writes clearly and organizes a vast amount of material in a concise and readable fashion. I used this book for four classes, Con Law I and II, First Amendment, and Administrative ...
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The Invisible Constitution (Inalienable Rights)
Laurence H. Tribe
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
As everyone knows, the United States Constitution is a tangible, visible document. Many see it in fact as a sacred text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. Yet as renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows, what is not written in the Constitution plays a key role in its interpretation. Indeed some of the ...
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The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The ...
Thomas Jefferson, Second Continental Congress, ...
Wilder Publications, 2008
Very handy reference
Read it, know it, live it. If things keep going they they have with people not caring about the Constitution, we won't have. You know the adage, ignore it and it will go away, it's very true for the constitution. The 2008 RNC is a standout example of this where the ...
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The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom
Robert A. Levy, William Mellor
Sentinel HC, 2008
Outstanding - one of the best I have read
I have read the Constitution several times and it has always been a mystery to me how many (if not most) laws are permissible by our courts and deemed congruent with our founding fathers vision. This book no only addresses my confusion but does it in a clear ...
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The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World
W. Cleon Skousen
Center for Constitutional Studies, 2006
Wisdom
There is a type of people in the world today, which has always existed and which will always exist. This type of person honestly seeks wisdom, honestly works, honestly deals with his fellow beings because he knows any type of happiness you get from anything except ...
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Modern European History
Birdsall S. Viault
McGraw-Hill, 1990
Must Have for the AP Euro Exam
I had one of the most boring textbooks invented for the AP Euro class. I couldn't stand reading it and as a result, I was not one of the top scorers on the tests in my class. However, I used this book to study for my in-class final and the AP exam and I did well on ...
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We the People: The Story of Our Constitution
Lynne Cheney
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
The prefect gift
A friend recently introduced me to Lynne Cheney's books, and I think they're some of the best history books for kids that I've seen. "We the People" is no exception. Mrs. Cheney does a great job of telling the story of our Founding in both an interesting and ...
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Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
Penguin Press, 2004
A forgotten Founding Father!
Ron Chernow has written another well detailed and well researched biography of a man who is indeed not as well known in the formation of the government of the United States.
It seems Chernow's writings lean toward people who are often misunderstood. Such is the case ...
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We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
Puffin, 2005
Super discussion starter!
This fun book helped me to reach my fifth grade class in a way their social studies text never would have! Catrow finds a way to take the elegant (and sometimes difficult to translate into kid-talk) language of the Preamble and not only make it simeple to understand, ...
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2001
Page Turner
I absolutely loved this book! I enjoy reading history and biographies, but as anyone who does the same knows dry and dull writing can simply kill the experience. David McCullough is an amazing writer and honors his philosophy of making history interesting and turning ...
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The U.S. Constitution: And Fascinating Facts About It
Terry L. Jordan
Oak Hill Publishing Company, 1999
What's a matter with you. Not having a knowledge of the US Constitution????
Get this. It's thorough. I read it many times over. It keeps things in perspective of where we should be as a nation.
Sigh!
Tom
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Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
Jean Fritz
Putnam Juvenile, 1997
The story of the Constitution Convention for young readers
The point of Jean Fritz's "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" is that contrary to popular opinion, America had to be dragged kicking and screaming into becoming a new nation. While it is true that Americans were happy to be independent of Great Britain, the colonies ...
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The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms
Stephen P. Halbrook
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2008
The depth and detail added to source material quotes makes this a fine pick
THE FOUNDERS' SECOND AMENDMENT: ORIGINS OF THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS considers the history of the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms in early America from 1768 to 1826, offering up the first book-length account of these origins based on the Founders' own ...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Constitution (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
Essential Reading For All Americans
When I studied constitutional law in law school, we studied what the Supreme Court said about the Constitution. I recall that our constitutional law text began its discussion of the First Amendment using an excerpt from Justice Hugo Black's opinion in the 1947 case of ...
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A Nation of Sheep
Andrew P. Napolitano
Thomas Nelson, 2007
An excellent book on a very serious subject
I've often felt as if I were among the few Napolitano calls wolves: Americans that dare to scream, holler and shout when government violates our Constitution. But even knowing of the vast Constitutional abuses I have been witness to in my lifetime, I never realized how ...
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