Description
In this new edition of the usual text within the field of American constitutional history, Herman Belz has brought probably the most up-to-date scholarship to bear on discussions from the adoption of the Constitution in the course of the retirement of Justice Brennan and the confirmation of David Scouter to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The hallmarks of this authoritative text have been strengthened all the way through: its clear exposition of judicial rulings and their significance, its even-handed discussion of bigger trends in American constitutional history, and a broad approach that brings politics and social developments to bear on constitutional cases.
The Seventh Edition also takes account of major constitutional developments of the 1980s: the constitutional implications of divided government-the placement during which rival parties respectively regulate the presidency and the Congress; the controversies over abortion, affirmative action, and issues of free speech; the overall debate over original intent and constitutional change.