American Constitutional Law
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American Constitutional Law

Introductory Essays and Selected Cases

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

American Constitutional Law

Introductory Essays and Selected Cases

About this book

This book is a collection of comprehensive background essays coupled with carefully edited Supreme Court case excerpts designed to explore constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court in its development and interpretation. Well-grounded in both theory and politics, the book endeavors to heighten students' understanding of this critical part of the American political system.

NEW TO THE 19th EDITION

• An account of the recent Supreme Court transitions, including the Biden Court commission, the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the heightened political and ethical difficulties facing the Court.

• Five new cases carefully edited and excerpted, including Minor v. Happersett (1875) on gender and voting rights, Trump v. Anderson (2024) on access to the ballot, Carson v. Makin (2022) on religious freedom, New York Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen (2023) on Second Amendment rights, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2023) on abortion rights, and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, together with Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina on affirmative action.

• Twenty-one new cases discussed in chapter essays.

• Tips on reading a Supreme Court decision remains as a box in Chapter One.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Brief Contents
  8. Contents
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. The Constitution of the United States of America
  12. Introduction A Political Supreme Court
  13. Chapter One Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts
  14. Chapter Two The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review
  15. Chapter Three Congress and the President
  16. Chapter Four Federalism
  17. Chapter Five The Electoral Process
  18. Chapter Six The Commerce Clause
  19. Chapter Seven National Taxing and Spending Power
  20. Chapter Eight Property Rights and the Development of Due Process
  21. Chapter Nine The Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment
  22. Chapter Ten Criminal Justice
  23. Chapter Eleven Freedom of Expression
  24. Chapter Twelve Religious Liberty
  25. Chapter Thirteen Privacy
  26. Chapter Fourteen Equal Protection of the Laws
  27. Chapter Fifteen Security and Freedom in Wartime and Pandemic
  28. Appendix A Justices of the Supreme Court (Arranged by Natural Court)
  29. Appendix B Presidents and Justices
  30. Appendix C American Constitutional Development as Reflected in a Chronology of Cases Reprinted in This Book
  31. Glossary
  32. Index of Cases
  33. Index of Subjects and Names