A Guide to the United States Constitution

by Erin Ackerman and Benjamin Ginsberg

Book Overview

In lively prose, Professors Ackerman and Ginsberg explain the origins of each constitutional provision, assess the ways in which each has been used and interpreted over time, and examine the controversies that continue to surround key constitutional principles such as the president's powers to regulate interstate commerce. The authors also address a number of long-standing American political principles and practices that are not discussed in the Constitution,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393912884
• ISBN13: 9780393912883
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"