Researching The United States Constitution:
A Guide For The University Of Minnesota Community

Prepared by Suzanne Thorpe
University of Minnesota Law Library
September 2007

• Introduction
• Encyclopedias
• Bibliographies
• Study and Teaching Guides
• Periodical Indexes
• Web Sites

Introduction

This guide provides information on tools that can help you locate works for undergraduate or graduate study and teaching about the United States Constitution. As a general rule, the following subject searches in any library catalog will lead you to texts of the Constitution and commentary and analysis about it: Constitutional Law—United States Constitutional History—United States Constitutional Amendments—United States Constitutions—United States United States. Constitution

Encyclopedias

Levy, Leonard Williams, Kenneth L. Karst, and Adam Winkler. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000. 6 v.  TC Law Library Reference KF4548 .E53 2000. TC Internet Resource Online Resource.  Lieberman, Jethro Koller, and Jethro Koller Lieberman. A Practical Companion to the Constitution : How the Supreme Court has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. 796 p. TC Law Library KF4548 .L54 1999; TC Wilson Library Reference KF4548 .L54 1999. The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. Edited by Kermit L. Hall. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002

Bibliographies

Baker, Thomas E. "A Constitutional Bibliography." William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal 5, no. 1 (1996): 277-297. TC Law Library Periodicals Per.W5415; TC Internet Resource; Crookston Internet Resource; Duluth Internet Resource. Billings, Carol D. "Sources for the Study of the Constitutional Era: A Bibliographical and Historiographical Essay." Law Library Journal 81, no. 1 (1989): 47-67. TC Law Library Periodicals Per.L36; TC Internet Resource; Crookston Internet Resource; Duluth Internet Resource; Morris Internet Resource. Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights and Beyond : A Resource Guide. Washington, DC: Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1991. 58 p. TC Wilson LibraryGov Pub (US Docs) Y 3.B 47/2:8 B 49/991. Dowling, Shelley L., and Mary C. Custy. The Jurisprudence of United States Constitutional Interpretation : An Annotated Bibliography. Littleton, Colo.: Fred B. Rothman, 1999. 574 p. TC Law Library KF4546.A1 D69 1999. Gribin, Anthony V. Constitution of the United States : Background, Analysis, and Bibliography. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2003. 149 p. Note(s): Includes bibliographical references and index. Hall, Kermit. A Comprehensive Bibliography of American Constitutional and Legal History. Supplement, 1980-1987. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1991. 956 p. 2 v; Supplements his 5 v. set covering the period 1896-1979.; Includes indexes. TC Law Library Reserve KF4541.H34 1984; TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto KF4541.H342x 1991. Hall, Kermit. A Comprehensive Bibliography of American Constitutional and Legal History, 1896-1979. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1984. 5 v.  Includes indexes. TC Law Library Reserve KF4541.H34 1984; 1984 TC Wilson LibraryReference  KF4541.H34 1984; Duluth Library REF KF4541.H34 1984. Mason, Alpheus Thomas, and D. Grier Stephenson. American Constitutional Development. Arlington Heights, Ill.: AHM Pub. Corp., 1977. 166 p. Includes index. TC Law Library KF4546.M38; TC Wilson Library KF4546.M38. McCarrick, Earlean M. U.S. Constitution : A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1980. 390 p.  Includes indexes. TC Law Library  KF4546.A1 M32; TC Wilson Library KF4546.A1 M26. Millett, Stephen M. A Selected Bibliography of American Constitutional History. Santa Barbara: Clio Books, 1975. 116 p.  Includes index. TC Law Library KF4546.M54; TC Wilson Library  016.342/73/029. Ontiveros, Suzanne R. The Dynamic Constitution : A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Abc-Clio, 1986. 343 p.  Includes indexes. TC Law Library KF4541 .D95 1986; TC Wilson Library Reference  KF4541.D95 1986. Reams, Bernard D. The Constitution of the United States: A Guide and Bibliography to Current Scholarly Research. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1989. xvii, 545 p. TC Law Library KF4546.A1 R4 1987; TC Wilson Library Reference KF4546.A1 R4 1987; Duluth Library KF4546.A1 R4 1987. Wheeler, Russell R., and Federal Judicial Center. The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution : A Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1986. 44 p.  TC Law LibraryUS Documents Ju13.9:86-4; TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Docs) Ju 13.9:86-4.

Study and Teaching Guides

Academic Solutions, Inc. The United States Constitution Study Guide. 4th ed. Harvard, MA: Academic Solutions, 2003. 124 p. American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. Curriculum Resources for Teaching about the Bill of Rights. Detroit, Mich: ACLU of Michigan, 2000. 80 p.  Barron, Jerome A., and C. Thomas Dienes. Constitutional Law in a Nutshell. 5th ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West Group, 2003. 632 p. Note(s): Includes index. TC Law Library  KF4550.Z9 B35 2002. Chambers, John. The Constitution of the United States : A Study Guide. La Cañada, CA: DCW Industries, 2000. 117 p. Cheh, Mary M. "Constitutional Law." 5th ed.  Eagan, MN: West Group.  6 sound cassettes (555 min.)  TC Law Library Reserve KF4550.C385x 2002. Choper Jesse H. Constitutional Law. 29th ed. Chicago: BarBri Group, 2004. iv, 449 p.   Crowley, Phil, Cindy Collins, and INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications. "The Living Constitution." Pasadena, CA: INTELECOM,  2002. 1 videocassette (27 min.). Emanuel, Steven. Constitutional Law. 22nd ed. New York, NY: Aspen Publishers, 2004. 83, 756 p.  Feinberg, Robert S. Constitutional Law. Santa Monica, CA; Los Angeles: Multistate Legal Press; Distributed by Legal Books Distributing, 2005. 124, 8 p.  Key Constitutional Concepts. Written and produced by Robe Imbriano. Philadelphia, Pa. : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2006. 1 DVD (60 min.). TC Law Library KF4550 .K49x 2006. Monk, Linda R. The Words We Live by : Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution. A Stonesong Press book 1st ed. New York: Hyperion, 2003. 288 p.  Nowak, John E., and Ronald D. Rotunda. Constitutional Law. 7th ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2004. 1652 p.  TC Law Library Reserve KF4550.N6 2004. Nowak, John E., and Ronald D. Rotunda. Principles of Constitutional Law. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2004. 845 p. TC Law Library Reserve KF4550.Z9. Our Constitution : A Conversation.  Philadelphia, Pa.: Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, 2005. TC Law Library KF4550 .O97x 2005. 1 DVD (30 min.). Prentice-Hall. Constitution Study Guide. Needham, Mass: Prentice Hall, 2001. 110 p.

Periodical Indexes

The following indexes provide access to articles in periodicals. Consult the list of subject headings used by each index or use key word searches.      Academic Search Premier. 1984-date. TC Internet Resource; Duluth Internet Resource. Index to Legal Periodical Literature. 1888-1839. TC Law Library Reference K33.I53. Index to Legal Periodicals. 1929-1994. TC Law Library Reference K33.I54x; Morris K9.N32; Index to Legal Periodicals& Books. 1995-date. TC Law Library Reference K33.I54x; TC Law Library Internet Resource. Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1919-1981. TC Law Library Internet Resource. LegalTrac. 1980-date.  TC Law Library Internet Resource. PAIS International.  1972-date. TC Internet Resource; Duluth Internet Resource.

Web Sites

The Avalon Project – The American Constitution: A Documentary Record.  http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm GPO Access Annotated Constitution.  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html Law Library of Congress.  http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usconst.html National Archives.  http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html National Constitution Center.  http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ Questia Online Library.  http://www.questia.com/library/politics-and-government/united-states-government/constitutional-history/u.s.-constitution.jsp