Constitutional Law, Principles and Practice

First Edition
Author: Joanne Banker Hames; Yvonne Ekern
ISBN #: 1401807348
©2005   Publish Date: 10/22/2004
Binding: HB
Pages: 650
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $200.95

Description:

This text explains and clarifies the major legal principles found in the Constitution and in the Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution. It also shows how those principles affect both the practice of law and the daily lives of Americans. Several learning aids are included in each chapter to help the student grasp the legal concepts and relate those concepts to law practice and to day-to-day living. These learning aids include margin-definitions of legal vocabulary, chapter learning objectives, chapter review questions, questions for analysis and various assignments and projects, tables and charts, hypothetical scenarios illustrating the practical aspect of constitutional principles, edited Supreme Court cases and summaries of Supreme Court cases.

Product Benefits:

• Opening Case Scenarios set the chapter material into practical perspective
• Chapter Objectives give students a ?heads-up? on chapter material and keeps them focused
• Margin-definitions of legal terms help student understand text without having to go to dictionary keeping
  the flow of the material
• Charts & Tables that illustrate and summarize difficult material
• Edited Supreme Court Cases provide students with a true feel for law in easier-to-read format
• Sample Legal Document illustrate the relevance of principles to law practice

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Constitutional Law. Chapter 2: The Constitution and the Federal Government- An Overview. Chapter 3: Federal Judicial Power. Chapter 4: Federal Legislative Powers. Chapter 5: Federal Executive Power. Chapter 6: State Powers and the Constitution. Chapter 7: Constitutional Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties. Chapter 8: Equal Protection. Chapter 9: Due Process. Chapter 10: Economic Freedom and Property Rights. Chapter 11: Freedom of Expression. Chapter 12: Freedom of Religion. Chapter 13: The Right to Privacy Under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. Chapter 14: Criminal Justice and the Constitution. Appendix. Glossary.

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