Retaining the format of its predecessor, this eighth edition of this first volume of a two-volume set reflects developments in American constitutional law through the end of the Supreme Court's October 2001 term. Material on the presidential pardoning power has been restored, and there is new coverage of the USA Patriot Act, the authorization to intervene in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the relationship between judicial attitudes and constitutional doctrines in the context of American political history. Ducat is professor emeritus of Northern Illinois University. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR