LibGuides: POL 340: Constitutional Law: U.S. Constitution-Primary Sources & Reference Guides

Primary Sources & Reference Guides

The Constitution Annotated.
Congress of the United States and the Library of Congress.

Analysis and interpretation of each section and clause of the Constitution with pertinent
history and case law.

Kurland, Philip B, and Ralph Lerner. The Founders' Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.
KF4502 .F68 1987 vols. 1-5. Reference Fl. 1

A comprehensive anthology of original historical documents relating to the legal and
historical context of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

The Constitution Annotated. Analysis & Interpretation
Analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based on a comprehensive review
of Supreme Court case law and, where relevant, historical practices that have defined the text of the Constitution.

Magna Carta (1215)

The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All.
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, 2004

Declaration of Independence (1776)

American Soul: The Contested Legacy of the Declaration of Independence.
Dyer, Justin B. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.
Jefferson's Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy, and Theology.
Jayne, Allen. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

Continental Congress and Articles of Confederation (1777)

Smith, Paul Hubert, and Ronald M Gephart. Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789.
Washington: Library of Congress, 1976. JK 1033 .L47 26 volumes. Fl. 2

The Articles of Confederation: The First Constitution of the United States.
Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick. History Reference Center, 2002.
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty: The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors.
Irvin, Benjamin H. Oxford University Press, 2011.

The Northwest Ordinance (1787)

The Northwest Ordinance: Essays on Its Formulation, Provisions, and Legacy.
Williams, Frederick D. Michigan State University Press, 1989.