American Constitutionalism: Rights and liberties. Introduction to rights and liberties in American constitutionalism. The colonial era : before 1776. The founding era : 1776-1791. The early national era : 1791-1828. The Jacksonian era : 1829-1860. Civil War and Reconstruction : 1861-1876. The Republican era : 1877-1932. The New Deal

Book excerpt: Présentation de l'éditeur : "The key points are the authors (editing and headnotes), broader readings (for political and historical context), historical sequence (with flexibility to suit both new and traditional courses), and pedagogy to encourage learning and critical thinking. Political science majors and future practicing lawyers alike will appreciate this "historical institutional " context, seeing the law as a vital part of the political process. They will see how the Constitution and the courts are influenced by politics, how other factors and players shape the law beyond the Supreme Court, and how history is in turn a struggle for constitutional authority. And they are reinforced and challenged at every step by bulleted summaries, questions, and other pedagogy not found in any other text."