考克斯教授把美国的宪法历史分为“建国”、“从自由放任到福利国家”以及“作为改革工具的宪法裁决”三部分,以宪法与法院关系的主线分阶段叙述了美国宪法的发展,阐释了最高法院的宪法职责,宪法解释中司法节制与司法能动的选择。这对于我国的宪政建设具有启示意义。 Professor Cox divided the history of the Constitution of the United States into three parts: the founding of the People’s Republic, the constitutional ruling from the free laissez-faire state to the welfare state and the reform tool, and the phasing of the main line between the constitutional and court relations Describes the development of the U.S. Constitution, explains the constitutional responsibilities of the Supreme Court, judicial controls and the choice of judicial motivation in constitutional interpretation. This is of enlightenment to our country’s constitutional construction.