Download or read book American Constitutional Law Constitutional structure and political power written by Gregg Ivers and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [This book] explores the political and social aspects of the litigation process and judicial decision making. [The author] goes beyond a simple description of legal rules to investigate the dynamic relationship between law and politics. [The book] emphasizes the real-world influence of Supreme Court's opinions on the operation of American political institutions. -Back cover.
Download or read book American Constitutional Law written by Gregg Ivers and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Constitutional Law Volume I written by Ralph A. Rossum and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 1606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the distribution of power in the national government and explores how the constitutional scheme of separation of powers and checks and balances grants and controls power. It examines how the American Constitution and its amendments oblige the national and state governments.
Download or read book American Constitutional Law Volume One written by Louis Fisher and published by Carolina Academic Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Constitutional Law written by DANIEL A.. SIEGEL FARBER (NEIL S.) and published by Foundation Press. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Constitutional Law guides law students, political science students, and engaged citizens through the complexities of U.S. Supreme Court doctrine--and its relationship to constitutional politics--in key areas ranging from federalism and presidential power to equal protection and substantive due process. Rather than approach constitutional law as a static structure or imagine the Supreme Court as acting in isolation from society, the book elaborates and clarifies key constitutional doctrines while also drawing on scholarship in law and political science that relates the doctrines to large social changes such as industrialization, social movements such as civil rights and second-wave feminism, and institutional tensions between governmental actors. Combining legal analysis with historical narrative and sensitivity to political context, the book provides deeper understanding of how constitutional law arises, functions, and changes in a complex, often-divided society.
Download or read book American Constitutional Law written by Louis Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback volume (subtitled Constitutional Structures: Separated Powers and Federalism) includes Chapters 1 through 9 of American Constitutional Law, Eleventh Edition (hardback), plus the concluding chapter, "Efforts to Curb the Court." This book, in addition to analyzing and including excerpts of court decisions, highlights the efforts of legislatures, executives, the states, and the general public to participate in an ongoing political dialogue about the meaning of the Constitution. It therefore rejects the idea that elected leaders and the public must passively receive and obey a series of unilateral and final judicial commands. The book covers all new developments in case law, congressional statutes, presidential policies, and initiatives undertaken by states under their own constitutions. Included are readings not only from cases but congressional floor debates, committee reports, committee hearings, presidential vetoes and statements, opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department, state activity, Federalist papers, and professional journals. After introductory chapters on constitutional politics, the doctrine of judicial review, threshold requirements, judicial organization, and the process and strategy of decision making, the book focuses on these substantive areas: separation of powers (domestic and foreign affairs), federal-state relations, economic liberties, free speech and free press, religious freedom, due process, search and seizure, race, equal protection, privacy, and political participation. The book concludes with a chapter on efforts to curb the Supreme Court. Professors may choose between the one-volume casebound book or two paperbacks: Volume 1 on "Constitutional Structures: Separated Powers and Federalism," and Volume 2 on "Constitutional Rights: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties."
Download or read book The Constitution As Political Structure written by Martin H. Redish and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last forty years modern constitutional scholarship has concentrated on an analysis of rights, while principles of constitutional law concerning the structure of government have been largely downplayed. The irony of this interpretive emphasis is that the body of the Constitution contains relatively little dealing directly with rights. Rather, it is primarily a blueprint for the establishment of a complex form of federal-democratic structure. This work emphasizes the central role served by the structural portions of the Constitution. Redish argues that these structural values were designed to provide the framework in which our rights-based system may flourish, and that judicial abandonment of these structural values threatens the very foundations of American political theory.
Download or read book The Essentials of American Constitutional Law written by Francis Newton Thorpe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essentials of American Constitutional Law by Francis Newton Thorpe is an essential guide to understanding the foundational principles and legal framework of the United States. Thorpe's comprehensive work covers the history, development, and interpretation of the Constitution, providing a valuable resource for anyone interested in American law and governance.
Download or read book Governmental Powers written by Corey L. Brettschneider and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governmental Powers: Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and American Democracy, written by prominent scholar and professor of constitutional law and political theory, Corey Brettschneider, explores the division, enumeration, and roles of the governmental powers established under the U.S. Constitution and the controversies arising from that system in the context of a changing American society. Like its parent volume, Constitutional Law and American Democracy, this text offers a wealth of highly focused case excerpts and interdisciplinary readings dealing with today s most salient debates. These carefully selected readings and cases focus on high-interest topics, including the nature and justification of judicial review, federalism, and separation of powers, and work together to create a nuanced view of key political and constitutional issues. Grounded in precedent, constitutional theory, and history, this bold work explores urgent issues of current debate and controversy making Governmental Powers fun to read and to teach. The clear, well-reasoned writing frequently challenges and always engages. A dynamic book drawing on a wealth of sources, Governmental Powers: Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and American Democracy, features: An organization linking the history of the Constitution, constitutional law, and the structure of the federal government to contemporary issues and controversies A wealth of primary sources, including case excerpts, concurring and dissenting opinions, law journal and interdisciplinary articles, and published letters A new chapter on the nature and implications of the Supreme Court s 2012 decision regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act A focused selection of cases conveying a nuanced perspective on the Constitution and the political and constitutional disputes that have shaped its meaning Exposure to legal argumentation through astutely selected and edited readings from noted scholars and theorists Coverage spanning the history and development of constitutional law up to the present day, with ample background for considering the big-picture questions of constitutional doctrine and the Supreme Court s role A stimulating balance of foundational and cutting-edge topical coverage that doesn t sidestep provocative or controversial subject matter Overviews in each chapter introducing the constitutional arguments, chapter readings, and cases Discussion questions promoting comprehension, analysis, and classroom discourse Teachers of constitutional law have long awaited a text like this. Brettschneider blends the most important pertinent statements of political and legal theory with skillful excerpts from the major constitutional cases on governmental powers, civil rights, and civil liberties. Brettschneider s insightful commentaries make the text all the richer. Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Download or read book American Constitutional Law Volume 1 written by Ralph A. Rossum and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhance your understanding of the nationÂ's defining document with AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT! With a focus on federal rights and power, this political science text provides you with the information you need to understand the principles, prospects, and problems of America. Chapter and case introductions frame the development of the law and help you understand both the material and its context. Precedent-setting cases in areas such as privacy, criminal procedure, and abortion rights are included in the text and you can use the companion website to read additional cases of historical significance and current cases as they are decided.
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Download or read book Power Rights in US Constitutional Law written by Thomas Lundmark and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Power & Rights in US Constitutional Law is a clear and accessible explanation of how the United States Constitution works. It explores the tensions inherent in American constitutional law between the governing and the governed by combining text from seminal Supreme Court decisions with extensive analysis." "This second edition includes the most current legislative and Supreme Court. decisions affecting constitutional law on subjects including the separation of powers, the role of the executive, executive privilege, impeachment, discrimination, and judicial review of political questions. It is an invaluable guide to the delicate balance between governmental power and the constitutional rights of individual citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
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