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CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF TEACHING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN COLLEGE AND LAW SCHOOLS. THE APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, NOT UNLIKE THE APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN GENERAL, HAS UNDERGONE IMPORTANT CHANGES AND SHIFTS IN EMPHASIS SINCE WORLD WAR II. A NUMBER OF STATE COURTS HAVE BEGUN RESORTING TO THEIR OWN CONSTITUTIONS TO PROTECT RIGHTS THAT WERE NOT BEING VINDICATED BY THE SUPREME COURT. IN THIS ARTICLE, TEXTBOOKS CURRENTLY IN USE AT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEVELS REPRESENTING ALL APPROACHES ARE EXAMINED. IN THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS, THE EXPANSION OF THE JUDICIAL ROLE HAS COME AS MUCH FROM STATE HIGH COURTS AS FROM THE SUPREME COURT. STARTING IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT, WE HAVE HAD A REVIVAL OF STATE COURT ACTIVITY IN THE AREA OF RIGHTS. THE SITUATION IS GRADUALLY CHANGING; WITH GREATER REGULARITY, ATTORNEYS ARE RESEARCHING AND BRIEFING STATE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE VIABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR STATE POLITICAL SYSTEMS SHOULD WELCOME AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AS A SIGN OF HEALTH.