Albert Navarra wrote this book to remove some of the confusion surrounding constitutional law, and also some of the frustration involved in learning it.
You’ve heard the news. Or you are living it. America is in the midst of a social and economic crisis. Dozens of major issues are shaping our present and future. What you may not have heard is that all these issues arise out of, and are ultimately resolved by, constitutional law.
Yet most Americans are taught very little about constitutional law. And many expect that the problems America faces will be fixed if we just “vote the bums out.” But the legislative and executive branches of government are “political,” and often more concerned with re-election than tackling difficult issues. And politicians often misinterpret constitutional law to our disadvantage.
The Elements of Constitutional Law is for the person who cares deeply about these issues and the future of our nation. For the future depends not on who we elect next, but on “We the People,” our understanding of the issues, and solutions that we propose. SELECT AN ISSUE!
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This customer's book review sums up exactly why I wrote this book:
From Buck - A Regular Joe US Citizen
"I have bought a couple of books lately about constitutional law to get ready for the 2012 elections. The news networks and the politicians keep talking about constitutional this and constitutional that while getting the regular constituency voters like me all confused with misleading or incorrect statements about the constitution. This book not only tells me the major US Supreme courts decisions that help form our country today, but also why the court ruled on a decision due to the law itself and what the court needed to follow to come to the decisions it had made.
This book is a must buy for the regular Joe US citizen who needs to know why the court has ruled the way it had on all these landmark decisions and peek into the future decisions buy understanding what the court is looking for before it makes its decisions."
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I wrote The Elements of Constitutional Law to remove the confusion surrounding constitutional law, and also the frustration involved in learning it. Even law students struggle to learn constitutional law, often complaining that there is no "law" in constitutional law and that it's all a matter of "analysis" or “opinion.” This isn't true, of course, but it speaks to the lack of easy to understand books on the subject and lack of attention devoted to constitutional law in our school system.
The truth is that constitutional law is comprised of many clear, specific, and understandable rules of law, with the added benefit of the U.S. Supreme Court as our teacher. There are many very well written opinions in which the Court explains constitutional law to us within the context of different cases. In this way, the Court brings the Constitution to life for us, so we can see how it applies in our daily lives.
The Elements of Constitutional Law is the most thorough, organized, and concise guide available for the most important document ever written. Twelve years in the making, the format of this book is unprecedented. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
Albert A. Navarra
Author of The Elements of Constitutional Law
Attorney at Law
