Our Changing Constitution

"Our Changing Constitution" by Charles W. Pierson is a record from the past that looks at how the US Constitution has grown and changed. It mainly talks about how the powers of the states and the federal government have shifted over time, and what that means for how America is governed. The book starts by pointing out that even though many people think of the government and Constitution as unchanging, big changes are actually happening. Pierson writes about how the idea of states and the federal government having separate powers is changing, and how states rights are becoming less important. He says that the goal of the book is to really break down these changes and see what they mean. Plus, it gets ready to look closely at specific changes to the Constitution, like when the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments were added, and thinks about the history that led to these important changes in American law.