Jumpstart Constitutional Law (Instant Digital Access Code Only)

Edition : 1st, 2013
Author(s) : Jethro K. Lieberman

Jumpstart Constitutional Law: Reading and Understanding Constitutional Law Cases
- ISBN: 9781454830801
- SKU: 93438
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Jumpstart Constitutional Law (Instant Digital Access Code Only)
- ISBN: 9781454830801
- SKU: 93438V
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Unlike Torts and Contracts, in which the facts are relatively consistent, cases that arise under the Constitution spring from a vast array of activities and appear to have little or no common thread.

Shedding light on the threshold issues and substantive questions common to all constitutional law cases, Jumpstart Constitutional Law: Reading and Understanding Constitutional Law Cases, brings it all into focus.

Key to constructing cogent answers on a Constitutional Law exam, Jethro K. Lieberman’s straightforward approach teaches students how to spot the issues and respond to the relevant questions in any constitutional law case.

Jumpstart Constitutional Law features:

Perspective—A tour of the American Constitution from a bird’s-eye-view
Understanding threshold issues
Who may decide Constitutional disputes?
Under what circumstances may a court decide a case?
Must the court take and answer a constitutional question in a proper case?
Identifying substantive issues
Determining the scope of governmental powers
Federalism, and the relationship between federal and state powers
Constitutional restraints that limit the exercise of governmental power
Interpreting the Constitution
Using tests to determine the limits of power and the extent of rights
Tools of analysis for interpreting the Constitution
The role of precedent and change
Get into training—real preparation for taking the Constitutional Law exam
A program for effective studying
Sample constitutional law exam questions and answers
Exam-taking strategies