Intro to con blah Forum

[portaprokoss]

Chemerinsky is great. But only 1/3 of the things my prof emphasizes are in Chemerinsky.

1) What should I try next?
2) What's best for "exam" prep? I like Chem for substantive law, but where can I learn to write a good con law essay?

[Vronsky]

This is relevant to me as well. I feel like I read and understand the cases and context from Chem., but then I'm not really able to follow class discussion. Half the time it seems like we're talking about legal or literary theory. The whole thing just seems different from every other 1L course I took. Is this something that will fall away on the exam if I understand the case law and doctrine from Chem., or do I need to figure out how to get my head into class discussion?

[portaprokoss]

This is relevant to me as well. I feel like I read and understand the cases and context from Chem., but then I'm not really able to follow class discussion. Half the time it seems like we're talking about legal or literary theory. The whole thing just seems different from every other 1L course I took. Is this something that will fall away on the exam if I understand the case law and doctrine from Chem., or do I need to figure out how to get my head into class discussion?

I feel for you. My class is a wreck. We're dealing with separation of power stuff. I have no idea how I'm going to turn the rambling discussion into a useful outline. Or how to apply these disparate, historical tidbits methodically on an exam.

[jess]

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[kalvano]

I'm very partial to the "Inside xxx Law: What Matters and Why" series. They have one for Con Law, you can pick it up for about $15 on Amazon.

It's a pretty good exam prep too, as it gives you all the concepts and ties them all together.