American constitutional law: sources of power and restraint, volume I

AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, Volumes I and II, combines cases, decisions, andauthorial commentary to maximize your learning and understanding in this course. These comprehensive volumes cover the entire range of topics in constitutional law. Each of the chapters includes an extended essay providing the legal,historical, political, and cultural contexts for the set of edited decisions from the United States Supreme Court case that follows. In selecting, editing,and updating the materials, the authors emphasize recent trends in major areas of constitutional interpretation. At the same time, the authors include manylandmark decisions, some of which retain importance as precedents while others illustrate the transient nature of constitutional interpretation. Because the book provides a good balance of decisions and authorial commentary, this text appeals to instructors of law as well as instructors of political science. INDICE: Introduction. 1. The Supreme Court in the Constitutional System. 2. Congress and the Development of National Power. 3. Constitutional Underpinnings of the Presidency. 4. The Constitution and the Complexities of Modern Governance 5. The Dynamics of the Federal System.

• ISBN: 978-0-495-91489-1
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 448
• Fecha Publicación: 11/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés