Constitutional Law

"Understanding constitutional law is an ambitious undertaking. The subject is complex and can be viewed from many different angles. An effort to understand the subject may appropriately consider the constitutional text, the events and arguments leading to its drafting and ratification, the principles it reflects, its operation in practice, the interaction of the various institutions it created, the rules, principles and doctrines which are known as constitutional law, and the nature and relative capabilities of the various institutions that may have occasion to interpret the Constitution." (From Understanding Constitutional Law.)

Online access: The GW Law Library provides access to the Aspen Learning Library, which includes the Examples & Explanations series and CrunchTime study guides; and the LexisNexis Digital Library, which includes the Understanding and Q&A series. When prompted to login, use your GW Law email address and password.

Print study aids may be borrowed from the Reserve Collection at the Law Library's Circulation/Reserve Desk for up to 2 hours. Older editions may be found in the Law Library stacks. For more study aids in the Law Library's collection, please consult our Study Aids guide.

Hornbooks are concise one-volume legal treatises, written primarily for law students on subjects typically covered by law school courses.

CALI lessons are interactive tutorials written by law professors at CALI member schools. They can be used for studying specific topics.

Ask a Reference Librarian for the GW Law CALI code.