The Essentials of American Constitutional Law

The story of how Chief Justice John Marshall turned the Supreme Court into a powerful branch of government, from Marbury v. Madison and judicial review to McCulloch v. Maryland and national power.

Edward S. Corwin

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