ASA LIBRARY RESOURCES ON THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

ON RESERVE

Selected articles from the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Database on the 1st, 4th and 8th Amendments to the Constitution – Ask at the Circulation Desk

RECOMMENDED WEB SITES

The University of New Hampshire Democracy Imperative
http://www.unh.edu/democracy/constitution.html

National Archives on the Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html

Bill of Rights Institute and its interactive video for Constitution Day
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org

Justice Learning – a collaboration of NPR’s Justice Talking and NYTimesLearning Network
http://www.justicelearning.org/

Cato Institute – a “classically” liberal think tank
http://www.cato.org/pubs/constitution/constitution_en.html

First Amendment Center of Vanderbilt University
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/

Notes on the Amendments from an individual, Steve Mount, journalist
http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html

ASA DATABASE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH SELECTED ARTICLES
EBSCO ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER – There are many more like these.

THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT: A PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL SALIENCE.

Full Text Available By: Schauer, Frederick. Harvard Law Review, Apr2004, Vol. 117 Issue 6, p1765-1809, 45p; (AN 12797660)

THE RETURN OF REASONABLENESS: SAVING THE FOURTHAMENDMENT FROM THE SUPREME COURT.

Full Text Available (cover story) By: Wilson, Melanie D.. Case Western Reserve Law Review, Fall2008, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p1-60, 60p; (AN 37328336)

SEARCHES AND SEIZURES IN A DIGITAL WORLD.

Full Text Available By: Kerr, Orin S.. Harvard Law Review, Dec2005, Vol. 119 Issue 2, p532-585, 54p; (AN 19216924)

GIVING PRECISE CONTENT TO THE EIGHTHAMENDMENT: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE REMEDIAL PROVISIONS OF THE PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT.

Full Text Available By: Amend, Andrew W.. Columbia Law Review, Jan2008, Vol. 108 Issue 1, p143-181, 39p; (AN 28626629)

EIGHTH AMENDMENT -- DEATH PENALTY -- MISSOURI SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT THE JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT. -- State ex rel. Simmons v. Roper, 112 S.W.3d (Mo. 2003) (en banc), cert. granted, 124 S. Ct. 1171 (2004).

Full Text Available Harvard Law Review, May2004, Vol. 117 Issue 7, p2456-2461, 6p; (AN 13163705)

THE SUPREME COURT'S EXCESSIVE DEFERENCE TO LEGISLATIVE BODIES UNDER EIGHTHAMENDMENTSENTENCING REVIEW

Full Text Available By: Brennan, James J.. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Spring2004, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p551-586, 36p; (AN 15000310)

PROQUEST CRIMINAL JUSTICE

No More Pencils, No More Facebooks
Wendy N Davis. ABA Journal. Chicago: Jul 2009. Vol. 95, Iss. 7; p. 18

The Supreme Court Reexamines Search Incident to Lawful Arrest
Richard G Schott. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Washington: Jul 2009. Vol. 78, Iss. 7; p. 22

GIVEN HIM A FAIR TRIAL, THEN HANG HIM: THE SUPREME COURT'S MODERN DEATH PENALTY JURISPRUDENCE*

Mark S Hurwitz. Justice System Journal. Denver: 2008. Vol. 29, Iss. 3; p. 24333

ASA LIBRARY PHYSICAL HOLDINGS (BOOKS ON THE SHELF)

Basic criminal law : the U.S. Constitution, procedures, and crimes Davenport, Anniken U. ; 2006 . Call #: 345.73 D247	Constitutional peril: the life and death struggle for our constitution and democracy Fein, Bruce ; 2008 . Call #: 342.7306 F299

An economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Beard, Charles A. ; 1986 . Call #: 342.73029 B368	The living U.S. Constitution : historical background, landmark Supreme Court decisions : with introductions, indexed guide, pen portraits of the signers Living United States Constitution Living US Constitution Padover, Saul Kussiel Landynski, Jacob W. ; 1995 . Call #: 342.73 P124 3rd

A practical companion to the Constitution : how the Supreme Court has ruled on issues from abortion to zoning The Evolving constitution Lieberman, Jethro K. ; 1999 . Call #: 342.73 L716	A companion to the United StatesConstitution and its amendments Vile, John R. ; 2001 . Call #: 342.7302 V699 3rd

Essentials of the American constitution : the Supreme Court and the fundamental law Sheldon, Charles H. Wasby, Stephen L. ; 2002 . Call #: 342.7302 S544	A brilliant solution : inventing the American Constitution Berkin, Carol ; 2002 . Call #: 342.73 B512

The U.S.Constitution A to Z US Constitution A to Z United States Constitution A to Z Maddex, Robert L. ; 2002 . Call #: Ref. 342.730203 M179	Same-sex marriage and the Constitution Gerstmann, Evan ; 2004 . Call #: 346.73016 G383

The constitution of the United States : a primer for the people Currie, David P. ; 1988 . Call #: 342.73 C976	The declaration of independence and the constitution of the United States of America ; 2002 . Call #: Ref. 342.73 C366dc

SELECTED ASA LIBRARY ELECTRONIC E-BOOK TITLES

There are many more titles in the ebrary Academic Complete Collection, which can be searched by subject. If you need help, ask at the Circulation Desk.

Constitutional Convention : A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison ebrary Reader Author: Madison, James Larson, Edward J. Winship, Michael P. Publisher: Random House, Incorporated Released: 2005 Subjects: United States. -- Constitutional Convention -- United States. -- Constitution. Constitutional history -- United States.	Bill of Rights : Creation and Reconstruction ebrary Reader Author: Amar, Akhil Reed Publisher: Yale University Press Released: 1998 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 1st -- 10th Amendments. Constitutional amendments -- united States. Civil rights -- United States. Origins of the Bill of Rights ebrary Reader Author: Levy, Leonard W. Publisher: Yale University Press Released: 1999 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 1st -- 10th Amendments -- History. Civil rights -- United States -- History.

James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights ebrary Reader Author: Labunski, Richard E. Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Released: 2006 Subjects: Madison, James, -- 1751 -- 1836. United States. -- Constitution. -- 1st -- 10th Amendments -- History. Civil rights-- United States -- History.	Well-Regulated Militia : The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America ebrary Reader Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Released: 2006 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 2nd Amendment. Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States. United States -- Militia.

First Amendment in Schools, The ebrary Reader Author: Haynes, Charles C. Chaltain, Sam Ferguson Jr., John E. Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Released: 2003 Subjects: United States.-- Constitution. -- 1st Amendment. Educational law and legislation-- United States. Civil rights -- United States.	Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom : A Legal History ebrary Reader Publisher: New York University Press Released: 2004 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution.-- 13th Amendment -- History. Slavery -- Law and legislation-- United States -- History.

Supreme Court's Retreat from Reconstruction & its Ongoing Distortion of Constitutional Jurisprudence ebrary Reader Author: Saccturo, Frank J. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated Released: 2000 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 13th-- 15th Amendments. Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Constitutional history -- United States. United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-- 1900.	Supreme Court's Retreat from Reconstruction & its Ongoing Distortion of Constitutional Jurisprudence ebrary Reader Author: Saccturo, Frank J. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated Released: 2000 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 13th-- 15th Amendments. Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Constitutional history -- United States. United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-- 1900.

Masters of Illusion : The Supreme Court and the Religion Clauses ebrary Reader Author:Ravitch, Frank S. Publisher: New York University Press Released: 2007 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 1st Amendment. Freedom of religion -- United States -- Interpretation and construction. Church and state -- United States -- Interpretation and construction.	Mythic Meanings of the Second Amendment : Taming Political Violence in a Constitutional Republic ebrary Reader Publisher: Yale University Press Released: 2003 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 2nd Amendment -- History. Firearms-- Law and legislation -- United States -- History. Political violence -- United States -- History. Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History. United States -- Militia.

Victory of Law : The Fourteenth Amendment, the Civil War, and American Literature, 1852-1867 ebrary Reader Author: Nabers, Deak Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Released: 2006 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 14th Amendment. American literature -- 19th century-- Political aspects. Antislavery movements in literature. Antislavery movements-- United States-- History. Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century. United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.	Our Secret Constitution : How Lincoln Redefined American Democracy ebrary Reader Author: Fletcher, George P. Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Released: 2003 Subjects:Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809 -- 1865 -- Political and social views. United States. -- Constitution. -- 13th -- 15th Amendments. Constitutional history -- United States. Constitutional amendments -- United States. United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-- 1865.

Gouverneur Morris : An Independent Life ebrary Reader Author: Adams, William Howard Publisher: Yale University Press Released: 2003 Subjects: Morris, Gouverneur, -- 1752 -- 1816. United States. -- Constitution -- Signers -- Biography. Statesmen -- United States -- Biography. United States-- History -- Revolution, 1775 -- 1783-- Biography. New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-- 1783 -- Biography. United States -- Politics and government -- 1775 -- 1783. United States -- Politics and government -- 1783 -- 1789.	Sexual Rights in America : The Ninth Amendment and the Pursuit of Happiness ebrary Reader Author: Abramson, Paul R. Pinkerton, Steven D. Huppin, Mark Publisher: New York University Press Released: 2003 Subjects: United States. -- Constitution. -- 9th Amendment. Sex and law -- United States.