Customer Reviews

American Constitutional Law : Cases, Essays, and Comparative Notes

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I am seriously considering returning this ebook; I only hesitate because the book is literally perfect for my class and much cheaper than the actual paper/hardcover book. The problem is simple. There are no table of contents and no index. I know that the information is in there, because in the "Look Inside" for the paper book has it in the index. The problem is that there are no page numbers! Also, I can't open the "Look Inside" Every time I want to look something up; that would be ludicrous! Yes, I can search by keyword, but sometimes you don't know what keywords would get you the most relevant content, or sometimes you don't know what you're looking for until you see it listed in the ToC or Index.

This book potentially has a lot of useful information, but it's useless if I cannot find what I'm looking for! I gave it two stars, one because it was actually on kindle at all (most of the books I want for school are not) and one because it has good information (if only I could find it! It's so deceptive, right there in the index...)

This is a great text book. It takes a liberal arts slant to a constitutional law course. It doesn't just provide for memorizing cases, dates, and holdings. It presents the most important constitutional issues and discusses thoroughly their context within the historical time frame, as well as the particular interpretive methods used for each opinion. And it follows up each chapter with a comparison of other nations' similar constitutional dilemmas and solutions. If you want to learn constitutional law but don't want to shell out sixty grand and three years of your life to do it, buy this text book.

Great textbook for my Constitutional Law class. Many landmark cases surrounding issues to help provide a more thorough understanding. It's also come in quite useful in conducting research for other classes.

The book was in good contion when i got it, but then the very next day 20 30 pages just fell out :O, but other than that it was okay.

A Warning to other students purchasing this for a class...

I purchased the "Kindle Edition, July 16, 2009" for my constitutional law class and was disappointed to discover that this edition does not contain page numbers, making it nearly impossible to find where assigned readings are located. However, what I find completely unacceptable is the lack of a Table of Contents. This is just complete laziness on the publishers part. Unfortunately this means I will be returning this item even though I would much rather have it on my Kindle.

The book is straight forward in presenting the material and with the analysis of case law found throughout the book. An added bonus would be you save money purchasing this book through Amazon as opposed to a local school bookstore.