The American Constitution: Its Origins and Development

by Herman Belz, Winfred A. Harbison, and Alfred H. Kelly

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The hallmarks of this authoritative text have been strengthened throughout: its clear exposition of judicial rulings and their significance, its even-handed discussion of larger trends in American constitutional history, and a broad approach that brings politics and social developments to bear on constitutional cases.

The Seventh Edition also takes account of major constitutional developments of the 1980s: the constitutional implications of divided government-the situation in which rival parties respectively control the presidency and the Congress; the controversies over abortion, affirmative action, and issues of free speech; the general debate over original intent and constitutional change.

  • ISBN10 0393960560
  • ISBN13 9780393960563
  • Publish Date 28 August 1991 (first published 17 December 1982)
  • Publish Status Inactive
  • Out of Print 18 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint WW Norton & Co
  • Edition Seventh Edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 560
  • Language English