Download or read book CQ s Desk Reference on American Courts written by Patricia G. Barnes and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bibliography guides further research."--Jacket.
Download or read book CQ s Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice written by Patricia G. Barnes and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This desk reference features answers to 563 frequently asked questions about every facet of the US legal system, from what is the difference between civil and criminal law to what state has the lowest crime rate and what rights are afforded under the Fourth to Sixth Amendments to the US Constitution. Reference materials include the Constitution, significant laws and court decisions cited by chapter, information on how to read a court citation, criminal justice agency contact information, and a glossary of common legal terms.
Download or read book CQ s Desk Reference on American Government written by Bruce Wetterau and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-volume desk reference provides quick answers to the most frequently asked questions about all aspects of U.S. government, including elections, Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. Includes many new questions such as: What was the Teapot Dome scandal? What are the requirements for being a senator? How did the two-party system develop? What was the largest presidential landslide? Cross-references, a bibliography, and an index aid research.
Download or read book Desk Reference Set written by CQ Press and published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every spring and fall, researchers, students, and people who work in the world of politics or simply enjoy reading about it, look forward to the new edition of CQ's Guide to Current American Government. This resource contains the best Congressional Quarterly reporting published during the past six months in CQ Weekly and related CQ publications. The articles are arranged in four sections: elections, institutions, politics and public policy, and foundations of American government. Articles are chosen to complement the content and themes of American government courses, making this an essential resource for school and university libraries. The currency of this series makes it an in-demand resource for a broad spectrum of general readers, and therefore an important acquisition for public libraries as well. The selections in this volume include: - Prospects for realignment in the 2006 mid-term elections - Reaction to the NSA surveillance controversy - Fallout from the widening lobbying scandal - Immigration reform and port security debates - Obesity-related litigation and the food industry
Download or read book Congressional Quarterly s Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice written by Patricia G. Barnes and published by C Q Press Library Reference. This book was released on 2001 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This desk reference features answers to 563 frequently asked questions about every facet of the US legal system, from what is the difference between civil and criminal law to what state has the lowest crime rate and what rights are afforded under the Fourth to Sixth Amendments to the US Constitution. Reference materials include the Constitution, significant laws and court decisions cited by chapter, information on how to read a court citation, criminal justice agency contact information, and a glossary of common legal terms.
Download or read book CQ s Desk Reference on the States written by Bruce Wetterau and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents over 500 answers to questions about state government, including state history, the governorship, legislatures, campaigns and elections, and state courts.
Download or read book Legislative Drafter s Desk Reference 2nd ed written by Lawrence E. Filson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legislative Drafter's Desk Reference is a practical guide to the drafting of federal and state laws for law and public policy students, and legal, lobbying, and legislative professionals. It contains a treasure trove of information that sets forth solid drafting principles in language that is easy to understand. It offers an introduction to the concept and the process of bill drafting along with step-by-step details of all the issues associated with crafting legislative bills or agency regulations. The new and updated second edition captures how the work of legislative drafting has changed dramatically since the first edition because of the impact of word processing and the Internet in the drafting process. It features: Chapter length treatments of the issues associated with crafting bill preliminaries, provisions, amendatory provisions, and style and usage Discussion of emerging issues such as pay/go, budget, appropriations procedures, practical political realities, court treatment of statutory construction principles, and other factors that have emerged to make the process of drafting and amending legislation more complex Helpful compare/contrast exercises derived from poorly drafted bills Coverage of new issues such as the unintended consequences of legislation and how to make technical corrections to statutes New material on drafting regulations for federal and state executive branch personnel
Download or read book Desk Reference Book on Jurisdiction and Substantive Law written by United States. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit). Office of the Staff Attorneys and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Guide to the U S Supreme Court written by David G. Savage and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendixes provide additional information on the Court such as the Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1925 and a list of Acts of Congress found by the Court to be unconstitutional. New cases include: McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), United States v. American Library Association Inc. (2003), Bush v. Gore (2000), Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), Clinton v. City of New York (1998), Clinton v. Jones (1997), City of Boerne V. Flores (1997). The Guide also covers changes in Supreme Court's approach to religious freedom, the Rehnquist Court's legacy and the rejuvenation of federalism and state sovereignty. The power to investigate -- The power over internal affairs -- 5. The Court and the powers of the president : Article II -- The Commander in Chief -- The architect of foreign policy -- The president as executive -- The power to veto and to pardon -- Privilege and immunity -- The president versus the Court --
Download or read book Supreme Court A to Z written by Kenneth Jost and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Supreme Court A to Z offers accessible information about the Supreme Court, including its history, traditions, organization, dynamics, and personalities. The entries in The Supreme Court A to Z are arranged alphabetically and are extensively cross-referenced to related information. This volume also has a detailed index, reference materials on Supreme Court nominations, a seat chart of the justices, the U.S. Constitution, online sources of decisions, and a bibliography to help simplify research. The fifth edition of The Supreme Court A to Z has been thoroughly updated to incorporate coverage of significant new cases and recent changes on the bench and includes more than 350 alphabetized entries. Presented in an engaging reader-friendly design, this edition includes: - Biographies of recently appointed Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor - Updated entries on key issues and concepts, including abortion, campaigns and elections, civil rights, class action, due process, freedom of the press, retired justices, reapportionment and redistricting, school desegregation, and war powers - New entries on criminal law and media and the court, which highlights the Court's online presence - This timely resource also includes updated seat charts of the justices, online sources for finding decisions, and a selected bibliography The Supreme Court A to Z is part of CQ Press's five-volume American Government A to Z series.
Download or read book Statement of Disbursements of the House written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 1676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds.
Download or read book CQ s Desk Reference on the Economy written by Richard J. Carroll and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers over six hundred questions on the U.S. economy, covering events, indicators, and trends from the 1930s to 1999; fiscal and monetary, private sector, social, environmental, and international economic issues; and economy evaluation; and includes a glossary, bibliography, and other reference materials.
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Download or read book American Reference Books Annual 2002 written by Bohdan S. Wynar and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This source of information on comtemporary American reference works is intended for the library and information community. It has nearly 1600 descriptive and evaluative entries, and reviews material from more than 300 publishers in nearly 500 subject areas. It should help the user keep abreast of reference publications in all fields, answer everyday questions and build up reference collections.
Download or read book Tapping the Government Grapevine written by Judith Robinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Schiek Robinson has updated and expanded this popular guide, which offers a thorough and sometimes humorous tour of government information sources. Her highly readable text explains the intricacies of government information and how to find sources that meet specific research needs. New features in the third edition include detailed coverage of Internet resources, directories of World Wide Web addresses, and quick tips on which government Web sites to search for different types of information. Helpful guides to government abbreviations and citations are also included, as are numerous new tables, user guides, exercises, and illustrations.
Download or read book Bowker s Best Reference Books Author index Title index written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains approximately 20,000 mostly English language sources for academic libraries of all sizes.
