Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

American Constitution Books

Showing 1-50 of 87
The Origins of American Constitutionalism (Bibliographies in the History of) The Origins of American Constitutionalism (Bibliographies in the History of)
by (shelved 2 times as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.23 — 43 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.41 — 437 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.15 — 7,006 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,262 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.80 — 30 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Roots of American Order Roots of American Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.27 — 513 ratings — published 1974
Rate this book
Clear rating
Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform after the Civil War (Constitutional Thinking) Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform after the Civil War (Constitutional Thinking)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Liberty and Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism Liberty and Union: The Civil War Era and American Constitutionalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.73 — 11 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lyman Trumbull and the Second Founding of the United States (American Political Thought) Lyman Trumbull and the Second Founding of the United States (American Political Thought)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776 On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.80 — 5 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Collective-Action Constitution (Theoretical Perspectives in Law) The Collective-Action Constitution (Theoretical Perspectives in Law)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Race and Education, 1954-2007 (Volume 1) Race and Education, 1954-2007 (Volume 1)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery: The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union (Civil War America) Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery: The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union (Civil War America)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.21 — 33 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Taking American Citizenship Seriously: The Recovery of the Fourteenth Amendment Taking American Citizenship Seriously: The Recovery of the Fourteenth Amendment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
American Founding Son: John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment American Founding Son: John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.06 — 49 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869 Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.37 — 62 ratings — published 2026
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.03 — 30 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Godless Constitution and the Providential Republic (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion (EUSLR)) The Godless Constitution and the Providential Republic (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion (EUSLR))
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Who Are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity Who Are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.53 — 780 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
Perfecting the Union: National and State Authority in the US Constitution Perfecting the Union: National and State Authority in the US Constitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Disquisition on Government and a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States (Papers of John C. Calhoun) A Disquisition on Government and a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States (Papers of John C. Calhoun)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.06 — 18 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,902 ratings — published 1948
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Separation of Church and State Separation of Church and State (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.94 — 68 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
To Form A More Perfect Union: A New Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution To Form A More Perfect Union: A New Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 2.50 — 4 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment: The Irony of Constitutional Democracy Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment: The Irony of Constitutional Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.56 — 9 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American Constitutionalism (Volume 1) The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American Constitutionalism (Volume 1)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.13 — 23 ratings — published 1991
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.69 — 496 ratings — published 1913
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,857 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Uncovering the Constitution's Moral Design Uncovering the Constitution's Moral Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.78 — 65 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.34 — 88 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War (American Theology Series) Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War (American Theology Series)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.48 — 63 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.22 — 40 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.04 — 92 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.20 — 50 ratings — published 1977
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.11 — 118 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies and Destiny The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies and Destiny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 3.88 — 93 ratings — published 1865
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.23 — 107 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Two Faces of American Freedom The Two Faces of American Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.04 — 92 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Be Alert (2 Peter, 2 & 3 John, Jude): Beware of the Religious Impostors (The BE Series Commentary) Be Alert (2 Peter, 2 & 3 John, Jude): Beware of the Religious Impostors (The BE Series Commentary)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.36 — 179 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
These Truths: A History of the United States These Truths: A History of the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as american-constitution)
avg rating 4.40 — 14,360 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating


A.E. Samaan
“The 2nd Amendment exists for the same reason "Madame la Guillotine" existed; to cut off the head of a corrupt governing class.”
A.E. Samaan

A.E. Samaan
“Madame la Guillotine" is the younger sister, the ideological sibling of the 2nd Amendment; both were conceived of a need to purge overbearing governments.”
A.E. Samaan, H.H. Laughlin: American Scientist, American Progressive, Nazi Collaborator

More quotes...