American Constitutional Law: Essays and Cases

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988 - 968 pages
This book is designed for political science courses in American constitutional law ... each of the essays introducing the twelve chapters in this book ... provide[s] historical, political, and cultural context fo the judicial decisions that follow. In selecting and editing United States Supreme Courts cases and other materials ... [the authors] emphasize ... recent trends in major areas of constitutional interpretation ... [and they] include ... landmark decisions, some of which retain importance as precedents while others illustrate the transient nature of constitutional interpretation. -Preface.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Constitutionalism 1 System
17
THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM THE SUPREME COURT IN THE SYSTEM
29
Copyright

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John M. Scheb II is a professor of political science & director of the Social Science Research Institute at the University of Tennessee & coauthor of American Constitutional Law, among other books. In partnership with Dr. Lyons, he provides campaign consulting services for political candidates & applied-survey research for businesses & organizations.

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