The Living U.S. Constitution, Bicentennial Edition 1787-1987

This superb study is a unique and important contribution toward understanding our Constitution and the men who framed it. Includes illuminating character sketches of the delegates, the complete text of the Constitution, and historical and contemporary precedent-setting decisions of the Supreme Court.
This invaluable book updated the study of constitutional law with the addition of twenty contemporary Supreme Court cases dealing with such controversial topics as the legislative veto, stop-and-frisk, “set asides” to benefit minorities, and hate speech. Beginning with the story of the forming of the Constitution, it includes illuminating character sketches of the delegates written by their contemporaries, as well as the complete text of the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court decisions that the author cites were selected for their variety and complexity, and because they shed light on the problems that arise under the rule of the Constitution and the interpretations of that rule.