The American Constitution Its Origins and Development: Its Origins and Development (002)

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 the major constitutional developments of the 1980s: the constitutional implications of divided government-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.