American Constitutional Law

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About This Book

This paperback volume (subtitled "Constitutional Structures: Separated Powers and Federalism") includes chapters 1 through 9 of Fisher/Harriger, American Constitutional Law, Tenth Edition (hardback) plus the concluding chapter, "Efforts to Curb the Court." Now in its tenth edition, American Constitutional Law is the only book that develops constitutional law in the comprehensive sense. Along with analyses and excerpts of court decisions, the book highlights the efforts of legislatures, executives, the states, and the general public to participate in an ongoing political dialogue rather than passively receive a series of unilateral judicial commands. It covers new developments in case law, congressional statutes, presidential policies, and initiatives undertaken by states under their own constitutions. The book includes readings not only from cases but from congressional floor…