Description
This authoritative text provides a framework for understanding individual liberty and governmental power and the institutional role played by the U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage includes judicial review, commerce clause and state powers, federalism, separation of powers, congressional and executive powers, and individual civil rights and civil liberties. Includes diagrams that aid understanding of the fundamentals of our system of government.
Features
- Contains a chapter on the latest theories of the subject
- Expert analysis of constitutional framework
- Full text of U.S. Constitution and detailed Index for quick reference
- Helpful diagrams aid understanding
- Includes Leading Case Outline to help you digest these decisions
- Makes sense of the cases and doctrines
- Provides basic substance of constitutional law
- Timesaving reference tool that helps you answer exam questions quickly and accurately