Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

by David M. O'Brien and Gordon Silverstein

Book Overview

Now in its Sixth Edition, Constitutional Law and Politics is the authoritative casebook for the study of the Supreme Court and its role in politics past and present. This comprehensive text presents a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393922405
• ISBN13: 9780393922400
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 1776 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Prepare for an aching brain

Constitutional law is about as arcane a subject as you could never want to study. This series of books does the field justice by requiring the reader to keep a bottle of aspirin handy. That aside, the book is well thought out in presentation of the intertwined aspects of law and politics, and how the courts worm their way through both. For example, between explanations of the origin of constitutional clauses and case opinions, there are usable data references (charts on case loads over the supreme court's history and a table of how often the court has reversed previous decisions, and alarmingly more frequent trend). Net-net is that the book's organization helps the reader reach a fuller understanding of American constitutional law and the strengths (and weaknesses) therein. Be warned though -- these are not books for beginners. If you are new to con law, start with a broad overview like "The Words We Live By" before plunging into the sausage making factory disclosed in this book.

Great Value

This books was $75 less than if I would have bought it in my college bookstore.