Constitutional law for a changing America : institutional powers and constraints
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Constitutional law for a changing America : institutional powers and constraints
CQ Press, Sage, c2014
8th ed
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Known for attentive revising and streamlining, the authors continue to strengthen the distinctive features of their best-selling text-its currency, scholarship, and the inclusion of both concurring and dissenting opinions-while closely following the pressing issues the Roberts Court has taken up in recent years.
Author commentary preceding excerpted opinions includes: the case Facts and key Arguments made by the attorneys on both sides; Aftermath boxes that reveal what happened to litigants after a ruling; Global Perspective boxes that explain how U.S. case law compares to other nations; and NEW to these editions, Annotated Readings that give direction about where to go for more information.
Table of Contents
Chronological Table of Cases
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
I. THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CONSTITUTION
The Living Constitution
1. Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court
2. The Judiciary: Institutional Powers and Constraints
3. Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
II. CIVIL LIBERTIES
4. Religion: Exercise and Establishment
5. Freedom of Speech, Assembly, and Association
6. Freedom of the Press
7. The Boundaries of Free Expression: Libel, Obscenity, and Emerging Areas of Government Concern
8. The First Amendment and the Internet
9. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
10. The Right to Privacy
III. THE RIGHTS OF THE CRIMINALLY ACCUSED
11. Investigations and Evidence
12. Attorneys, Trials, and Punishments
IV. CIVIL RIGHTS
13. Discrimination
14. Voting and Representation
Reference Material
Constitution of the United States
Federalist Paper, No. 78
U.S. Presidents
Thumbnail Sketch of the Supreme Court's History
The Justices
Natural Courts
Supreme Court Calendar
Briefing Supreme Court Cases
Glossary
Online Case Archive Index
Subject Index
Case Index
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About the Authors
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