These comprehensive volumes cover the entire range of topics in constitutional law. Based on the premise that the study of the constitution and constitutional law is of fundamental importance to understanding the principles, prospects, and problems of america, the volumes in this set put current events in terms of what those who initially drafted and ratified. Now in its tenth edition, american constitutional law is the only book that develops constitutional law in the comprehensive sense. Professor stephens is the author of the supreme court and confessions of guilt1973 and coauthor, with gregory j. This course presupposes reasonable familiarity with the basics of american constitutional law as taught either in an undergraduate course broadly covering the subject, or in one or both of the two introductory hls courses in constitutional law. This introduction seeks to familiarize readers with the basic structure and vocabulary of american law. Illuminates the role of the federal and state constitutions, as well as the federal and state courts, in protecting bedrock liberty and property guarantees.
Each case brief will cover the facts, procedural history, issue, holding, rule, reasoning, disposition, dissents, or concurrences. Jan 01, 2009 available in two formats a single, hardback volume or two paperback volumes american constitutional law is the only book that develops constitutional law in the comprehensive sense. Clear and accessible chapter introductions and a careful balance between classic and recent cases provide students with a sense of how the law has been understood. If there is a central conviction of the book, its that an underappreciation of state constitutional law has hurt state and federal law and has undermined the appropriate balance between state and federal courts in protecting individual liberty. Government powers and democracy is a unique casebook that encourages citizens and students of the constitution to think critically about the fundamental principles and policies of the american constitutional order. Professors may choose between the onevolume casebound book or two paperbacks. The book then surveys the state constitutions put in place before the adoption of the federal constitution, together with their influences on the development of the federal constitution. Liberty, community, and the bill of rights is a unique casebook that encourages citizens and students of the constitution to think critically about the fundamental principles and policies of the american constitutional order. American constitutional law, volume ii, civil rights and.
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