American Constitutional Law Introductory Essays and Selected Cases

Name: American Constitutional Law Introductory Essays and Selected Cases
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ISBN: 9780133415469

ISBN-10: 0133415465

ISBN-13: 9780133415469

Edition: 11th 1996

Authors: Alpheus T. Mason, D. Grier Stephenson

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This classic collection of carefully selected and edited Supreme Court case excerpts and comprehensive background essays explores constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court in its development and interpretation. Well-grounded in both theory and politics, it displays the role of the U.S. Supreme Court as a legal AND political institution and as a major player in American government. It includes instructions for Reading a Supreme Court Decision. Using explanations and examples, walks readers through the task of briefing (making a detailed outline of) and understanding a case. Updates all essays and cases to reflect recent developments and decisions by the Supreme Court -- especially…

Book details

List price: $66.00
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.84" long
Weight: 2.728
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: A Political Supreme Court


Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts


The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review


Congress, the Court, and the President


Federalism


Commerce Power and State Power


Congressional Power Under the Commerce Clause


National Taxing and Spending Power


Property Rights, the Contract Clause, and the Development of Due Process


Criminal Justice and the Nationalization of the Bill of Rights


Freedom of Expression


Religious Liberty


Privacy


Equal Protection of the Laws


App.: The Constitution of the United States of America


App.: Table 1: Justices of the Supreme Court


App.: Table 2: Presidents and Justices


Index of Cases


Index of Justices


Noteworthy Decisions: 1994-1995