American constitutional law
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American constitutional law
McGraw-Hill, c1995
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Also available in 2 v. paperback ed
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Description
This text places the legal issues of constitutional law in the larger context of the American political framework, recognizing that the decisions of the Supreme Court grow from a dynamic political process. 195 cases are contained in this edition. Boxes are used to summarize and highlight important points, making it easier to focus on key points in every chapter, and essays within chapters are subdivided by sets of readings.
Table of Contents
- Public law and politics
- the doctrine of judicial review
- threshold requirements - husbanding power and prestige
- judicial organization
- decision making - process and strategy
- separation of powers - domestic conflicts
- separation of powers - emergencies and foreign affairs
- federal-state relations
- economic liberties
- free speech in a democratic society
- freedom of the press
- religious freedom
- rights of the accused
- search and seizure
- racial discrimination
- the emergence of group rights
- rights of privacy
- political participation
- efforts to curb the court.
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