A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments, 5th Edition (Companion to the United States Constitution & Its Amendments)

This new edition updates the classic clause-by-clause examination of the Constitution and its Amendments as interpreted by the Supreme Court from 1789 to 2009.

• Includes copies of original documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution

• Provides a chronology of key events in constitutional history from the Magna Carta (1215) to the present

• Each chapter has a bibliography of cases and/or primary and secondary materials, many of which are quite extensive

• A glossary of key law and political science terms

• Offers appendices, including a list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices and their dates of service and thumbnails of the 50 leading cases decided by the Supreme Court