American Constitutional Law: Essays and CasesHarcourt 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Constitutionalism 1 System | 17 |
THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM THE SUPREME COURT IN THE SYSTEM | 29 |
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