master's degree from Cornell University in 1978, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1980. Partial bibliography 1983 The Presidency and Public Policy 1987 The Right to Life Movement and Third Party Politics 1988 The Presidential Veto 1990 The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution 1993 President and Congress 1993 Media and Public Policy 1995 The Politics of Gun Control (8th edition, 2021) 2000 Politics and Constitutionalism 2001 The Right to Bear Arms 2002 Essentials of American Politics 2005 The Presidency and the Constitution (with Michael Genovese) 2008 Saving the Constitution from Lawyers 2009 Gun Control: A Documentary and Reference Guide 2011 Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights (with Glenn Utter) 2015 Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights 2021 We the People: Essentials Edition (13th ed., co-author) 2023 The Gun Dilemma: How History is Against Expanded Gun Rights References External links Faculty/Staff Detail: Robert Spitzer Biography at State University of New York (SUNY) Cortland Presidents and Executive Politics section of the American Political Science Association Living people State University of New York at Cortland faculty Cornell University alumni State University of New York at Fredonia alumni American political scientists American political writers American male non-fiction writers Gun politics in the United States 1953 births