Constitutional Law, 8th Edition (w/ Connected eBook with Study Center)

Edition : 8th ed., 2018

Constitutional Law, 8th Edition (w/ Connected eBook with Study Center)
- ISBN: 9781454876670
- SKU: AL1874
- Condition: New
- Format: Hardcover/Access Code
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This widely adopted constitutional law casebook earned its leading position in the field through broad coverage of the law and careful integration of a rich variety of social and critical perspectives. Streamlined and strengthened for its latest edition, Constitutional Law continues to provide a comprehensive examination of doctrine and practice.

The expert author team preserves the distinctive features of their casebook:
Multi-disciplinary approach incorporates political theory, philosophy, sociology, ethics, and economics to illuminate wide-ranging social and critical perspectives;
Takes a contemporary look at Constitutional Law within a traditional doctrinal structure;
Extensive textual material summarizes the state of the law and its development;
Logical two-part organization begins with the balance of powers among the Supreme Court and local, state, and federal governments, then considers the rights and powers of individuals;
Comprehensive coverage of all the standard course topics annual supplementation separates First Amendment materials for ease of research;
Outstandingly clear and concise coverage of First Amendment law, of particular value to instructors whose schools do not have a separate course in the area.

Table of Contents includes:
Part One: The Role of the Courts in Constitutional Interpretation;
1. Judicial Review and Constitutional Structure
A. The Origins and theory of Judicial Review
B. The Power to Review State Court Judgments
C. The Adequate and Independent State Grounds Doctrine
D. The Utility of Judicial Review
E. Methods of Constitutional Interpretation
F. The Uneven Nature of Judicial Review: Tiered Review and the Unequal Status of Constitutional Claims
2. Doctrines Limiting the Scope of Judicial Review
A. Direct Political Controls: Amendment, Appointment, and Impeachment
B. Congressional Power to Control the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
C. Justiciability: The Proper Role of Federal Courts
D. The Eleventh Amendment
Part Two: Enforcing the Constitutional Allocation of Government Power
1. The Limits of Federal Legislative Power: Judicially or Politically Enforceable
Federalism?
A. Implementing Enumerated Powers and "Default" Rules
B. Commerce
C. Taxation
D. Spending
E. Treaty Implementation
F. Power to regulate in Aid of War-Making
G. Foreign.

Constitutional Law, 8th Edition (w/ Connected eBook with Study Center)

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