Constitutional Law For Dummies (eBook)

Glenn Smith, Patricia Fusco (Autoren)

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2011
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-21376-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover the ins and outs of Constitutional law Are you a student looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of Constitutional law? Look no further! Constitutional Law For Dummies provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. It breaks down complicated material and gives you a through outline of the parameters and applications of the U.S. Constitution in modern, easy-to-understand language. Critical information on the Constitution's foundations, powers, and limitations A modern analysis of the Constitution's amendments Detailed information on the Supreme Court and federalism Explaining outdated governmental jargon in current, up-to-date terms, Constitutional Law For Dummies is just what you need for quick learning and complete understanding. Students studying government will also find this to be a useful supplement to a variety of courses.

Autor

Glenn C. Smith is a professor of constitutional law at California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA, and creator of a nationally recognized seminar in which law students learn about the Supreme Court by role-playing as current justices and lawyers arguing before them. Patricia Fusco is a government attorney and a criminal prosecutor working in the California Attorney General's Office, Special Crimes Unit. As a trial attorney, she deals with issues of constitutional law on a daily basis.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Studying Constitutional Law: The Foundations
9

Chapter 1: Understanding the Constitution 11

Chapter 2: Constitutional Law: A View from 30,000 Feet 33

Chapter 3: Mapping Out Key Concepts and Distinctions in
Constitutional Law 49

Part II: Allocating Governmental Roles 59

Chapter 4: "Constituting" a New Federal Government
61

Chapter 5: Charting the Reach of National Government Powers
83

Chapter 6: Sorting Out National Powers: Inter-Branch Conflict
and Cooperation 105

Chapter 7: The Constitution and Federalism 125

Part III: Protecting Property Rights and Avoiding Arbitrary
Action141

Chapter 8: Avoiding Arbitrary Government Action: Due Process of
Law 143

Chapter 9: Protecting Property: Land, Contracts, and Guns
161

Chapter 10: Preventing Government from Discriminating 177

Part IV: Rights to Self-Expression and Political
Participation 199

Chapter 11: "Express Yourself!" Freedom of Speech 201

Chapter 12: The Constitution and Religion 225

Chapter 13: Getting Involved: Voting and Becoming or Supporting
a Candidate 247

Part V: Understanding Privacy Rights 263

Chapter 14: Implied Privacy Rights -- Fundamental and
Otherwise 265

Chapter 15: Preventing Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
289

Chapter 16: The Right against Self-Incrimination 311

Part VI: The Part of Tens 331

Chapter 17: Ten Landmark Court Decisions about Governmental
Structure 333

Chapter 18: Ten (Plus Three) Top Individual-Rights Cases 341

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.11.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Schlagworte: Constitutional Law For Dummies, U.S. Constitutional law book, US Constitutional law book, U.S. Constitutional law books, US Constitutional law books, books on Constitutional law, book on Constitutional law, understanding Constitutional law, how to understand Constitutional law, understanding U.S. Constitutional law, understanding US Constitutional law, Con Law, Con Law 101, Constitutional Law 101 • Law • Recht • Rechtswissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-118-21376-9 / 1118213769
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-21376-6 / 9781118213766