John Marshall and the Constitution

A classic guide to the U.S. Constitution, clause by clause, with the leading Supreme Court decisions that gave each provision its meaning. It remains a clear introduction to how American constitutional law was built.

Francis Newton Thorpe

One of the most debated books in American constitutional history. Beard examines the economic interests of the framers and argues that they shaped the Constitution of 1787.

Charles A. Beard

A teaching supplement for U.S. constitutional law courses on where the Constitution meets the law of war: treaties and the Supremacy Clause, the war powers of Congress and the President, and the courts.

Sean Watts