American Constitutionalism: Volume I: Structures of Government

Product Description
In
American Constitutionalism, Third Edition, renowned authors Howard Gillman, Mark A. Graber, and Keith E. Whittington offer an innovative approach to the two-semester Constitutional Law sequence (Volume 1 covers Institutions and Volume II covers Rights and Liberties) that presents the
material in a historical organization within each volume, as opposed to the typical issues-based organization. Looking at Supreme Court decisions historically provides an opportunity for instructors to teach--and for students to reflect on--the political factions and climate of the day. The third
edition has been updated through the 2021 SCOTUS session, and features updated cases, analysis, illustrations, and figures.
Review
"It's the best casebook for political science on the market, combining well-selected cases with material that recognizes that a great deal constitutional deliberation and conflict take place outside the courts, all put in historical and political context." ―Scott Lemieux, University of Washington
"The text accomplishes its goals very well. It does two things that often are not done well in the genre: it provides extensive historical context for the excerpts, including information on how partisanship affected developments, and it incorporates a lot of primary material beyond court cases. Even faculty members who have been teaching constitutional law for years may find some of the primary materials to be real eye-openers." ―Julie Novkov, SUNY, Albany
About the Author
Howard Gillman is the Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, where he holds faculty appointments in the School of Law, as well as the Departments of Political Science, History, and Criminology, Law, and Society.
Mark A. Graber is the University System of Maryland Regents Professor at the University of Maryland.
Keith E. Whittington is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University.