Excerpt from The Essentials of American Constitutional Law But principles are not numerous. Possibly in Nature there is but one basic principle and all our so-called natural laws are but aspects of that principle as the human mind conceives or recognizes it. The analogy in government permits the asser tion that the principles of constitutional law are few. Possibly they are severally aspects of one principle: that of sovereignty. To the student of the law, especially to junior students, principles are matters of memory rather than of understanding. It is a vigorous and essentially mature mind that can reduce a complex issue to such simple form as to deduce the principle on which it rests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A historic and classic book that is perfect for your law office or a great read before law school.United States constitutional law defines the scope and application of the terms of the Constitution. It covers areas of law such as the relationship between the federal government and state governments, the rights of individuals, and other fundamental aspects of the application of government authority in the United States. It is a field of law that is broad and complex. Some constitutional scholars maintain that the authors of the Constitution intended that it be vague and subject to interpretation so that it could be adapted to the needs of a changing society. Others maintain that the provisions of the Constitution should be strictly construed and their provisions applied in a very literal manner.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Appendix THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA (compared With The Original In The Department Of State) WE THE PEOPLE1 of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I. Section I. I. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2. I. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the 1 In the original the clauses are not numbered, nor is there any title to the document. It begins, "we The People." several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. 2. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty-five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. 3. 'Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of...

Excerpt from Handbook of American Constitutional Law The author has been profoundly interested in these matters, and has endeavored, in this edition of his book, to give them an exhaustive and critical consideration, citing all the best available authorities. He has also subjected the entire work to a thorough revision and added to it a very great number of the more recent decisions, supplementary. To those already included, bearing upon its various topics and principles. That the book may prove equally interesting to the students and prae titioners of the law, and that it may now enter upon a new and more widely extended career of usefulness, is his earnest hope, in which he is encouraged by the very gratifying measure of favor and applause with which this and his other contributions to the literature of the law have been received by the profession. H. C. B. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Leading Cases on American Constitutional Law The intended scope of this book would have been indicated more accurately if the title were "Some Leading Cases on Some Leading Topics in American Constitutional Law." Accuracy of description however had to be sacrificed to brevity, which indeed is the dominant note of every part of the book. This makes it necessary to explain that the present collection is an attempt to bring together within the compass of about four hundred pages as many as possible of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States interpreting the Federal Constitution. Because of limitations of space no attempt has been made to cover the whole subject. Important topics, such as eminent domain, ex post facto legislation, bankruptcy, and the war power, have been omitted altogether in the belief that the fuller treatment of other topics which such omissions made possible would give the collection added value. Sixty-four cases are here included. The basic decisions in which the important doctrines of constitutional law are first elaborated, such as McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, and Cooley v. The Wardens of the Port, are reprinted with considerable fullness, while the later decisions of a less fundamental character are much abbreviated. In every instance however the facts out of which the controversy arose are given, as well as a sufficient portion of the opinion to show why the court decided as it did. The texts of all the decisions made since the beginning of the December Term, 1855 (18 Howard), are taken from the official reports. The texts of decisions made prior to that time are taken from Curtis' Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. Except for omissions or paraphrases which are indicated in the usual way, the texts followed have been reproduced verbatim et literatim. I have tried to meet the needs of two classes of students. First, I have had in mind students in law schools where the amount of time given to the subject does not warrant the use of the larger casebooks. It is for them especially that the numerous references to other cases have been included in the notes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.