Constitutional Law, Principles and Practice

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.