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Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking is the premier textbook in the field for a historical approach to Constitutional Law that helps students understand the origins of current constitutional controversies. In this book, an extraordinary team of authors traces the historical, political, and social development of constitutional law. Students will consider constitutional questions in a broad historical context, with cutting-edge insights from contemporary scholars. This book has been updated to include all new developments in the field, and delivers strong chapters on the constitutional treatment of race, sex, sexual orientation, civil rights, separation of powers, and federalism. 

New to the Ninth Edition:

• Trump v. United States (presidential immunity)
• Trump v. Anderson (presidential disqualification)
• Trump v. Wilcox (presidential removal and independent federal agencies)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (abortion)
• SFFA v. Harvard (affirmative action)
• United States v. Skrmetti (transgender rights)
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (Second Amendment)
• United States v. Rahimi (Second Amendment)
• New materials on executive power
• New coverage of State Action Doctrine
• New Note on the Rights Revolution of the 1960s 

Benefits for instructors and students:

• Traces the historical, political, and social development of constitutional law, and considers constitutional questions in their political, social, and historical contexts
• Focuses on the role of political and social movements in constitutional change
• Presents cutting-edge contributions from important contemporary legal scholars
• Discusses seminal cases from the annals of history that show the relevance of historical materials to modern constitutional analysis
• Provides full treatment of important issues of civil rights, federalism, and separation of powers, placing each in its historical context
• Draws on the combined expertise of an outstanding author team
• Contains particularly strong chapters on the constitutional treatment of race, sex, and sexual orientation