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A Guide to the United States Constitution, Third Edition, takes readers through every section of the Constitution and its twenty-seven amendments.

In lively prose, 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 during times of war and Congress's power 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, although many Americans think they are. A selection of related documents is included, as well as a list of recommended online resources for further reading and research. The Third Edition includes expanded headnotes, coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions, and other important updates.

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Erin Ackerman is the Social Sciences Librarian and an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at The College of New Jersey. She formerly taught political science at John Jay College, the City University of New York. Her research and teaching interests include American law and politics, gender and politics, and information literacy in the social sciences. Her research has appeared in several academic journals, including the Journal of Academic Librarianship and Law & Society Review. She is also the author of a chapter in They Say / I Say on writing in the social sciences.

Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 25 books, including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced; Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public; Politics by Other Means; The Consequences of Consent; The Worth of War; and The Captive Public. Ginsberg received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1973. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell. His most recent books are The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters; What the Government Thinks of the People; and Analytics, Policy and Governance.

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  • PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 0393264998
  • ISBN 13 9780393264999
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number3
  • Number of pages112
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Third. A Guide to the United States Constitution, Third Edition, takes readers through every section of the Constitution and its twenty-seven amendments. In lively prose, 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 during times of war and Congress's power 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, although many Americans think they are. A selection of related documents is included, as well as a list of recommended online resources for further reading and research. The Third Edition includes expanded headnotes, coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions, and other important updates. Seller Inventory # DADAX0393264998

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