Constitutional Law for a Changing America: A Short Course

By Lee Epstein, Lee J. Epstein, Kevin T. McGuire, et al.

Book Overview

Political factors influence judicial decisions. Arguments and input from lawyers and interest groups, the ebb and flow of public opinion, and especially the ideological and behavioral inclinations of the justices all combine to shape the development of constitutional doctrine. Drawing on political science as much as from legal studies, Constitutional Law for a Changing America helps students realize that Supreme Court cases are more than just legal names and citations. With meticulous revising, authors Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker streamline material while accounting for recent landmark cases and new scholarship.

Ideal for a one-semester course, the Seventh Edition of Short Course offers all of the hallmarks of the Rights and Powers volumes in a more condensed format. Students and instructors benefit from the Constitutional Law for a Changing America Resource Center, which features more than 500 excerpted supplemental cases, links to CQ Press reference materials, and a moot court simulation. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/conlaw

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Constitutional Law for a Changing America Resource Center Use bundle ISBN: 978-1-5443-0895-1

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506348734
• ISBN13: 9781506348735
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 840 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Good textbook for Constitutional Law

I used this book in my Constitutional Law and it provided great coverage of landmark Court cases without being too boring! It was an assigned text but I kept it after I finished the class (and even now that I've graduated) because it is very useful when I have constitutional questions.

Constitutional Law for a Changing America

The book is mostly consists of case studies. It consists of case facts, majority opinions and dissenting opinions. Some cases doesn't include the full majority or the full dissenting opinion but overall it's ok. Not the greatest textbook ever invented, not the worst.

Good Shape

The product I received was in great condition and did not take long arriving. Very satisfied.

A Beginners Guide

Overall this is a very good book to read if you are wanting a basic level of knowledge. It effectively presents a great deal of cases in a well structured layout. However, it is not for law students so much as undergrad. The level of analysis is usually kept on the basic side. Before each case there is usually historical backgrounds leading up to actual case. This helps the reader to have an idea of what the issues before the Court were in that particular case. In closing, I think this book does a great job of showing that there is more to decision making in the Courts than just the legal issues.

Constitutional Law Textbook being put to use frequently

I am currently using this textbook for my Constitutional Law class at Winthrop University, and i would like to comment that the book is very well written and easily read. The one problem that i have is that the Opinions of the court are not complete, but only the highlights have been stated, as completely understandable, but I find the extra information also informative when trying to write papers on the Opinions, not just the highlights. I otherwise think that the book is superb and quite helpful in my class.