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| Genre/Form: | Cases |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lively, Donald E., 1947- Landmark Supreme Court cases. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607142475 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald E Lively |
| ISBN: | 0313306028 9780313306020 |
| OCLC Number: | 39890472 |
| Description: | ix, 374 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Separation and distribution of powers -- ch. 1. Power of judicial review -- ch. 2. Power of the president - ch. 3. Power of Congress -- pt. 2. Power to regulate or affect the national economy -- ch. 4. Federal power to regulate interstate commerce -- ch. 5. State police power and the Dormant Commerce Clause -- ch. 6. Federal preemption of state law -- ch. 7. Privileges and immunities -- pt. 3. Equality concepts -- ch. 8. Economic regulation -- ch. 9. Racial issues -- ch. 10. Gender issues -- ch. 11. Fundamental rights -- pt. 4. Individual rights and liberties -- ch. 12. First amendment: freedom of speech -- ch. 13. First amendment: freedom of association -- ch. 14. First amendment: freedom of the press -- ch. 15. First amendment: freedom of religion -- ch. 16. Fourth amendment: search and seizure -- ch. 17. Fifth amendment: self-incrimination -- ch. 18. Sixth amendment: the right to counsel -- ch. 19. Eighth amendment: cruel and unusual punishments -- ch. 20. Fourteenth amendment. |
| Responsibility: | Donald E. Lively. |
Abstract:
This volume provides discussions of 74 landmark Supreme Court cases that should help students understand the cases and their importance in American history. It is organized into four parts, including the separation and distribution of powers among the branches of government.
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.,."a very good resource for those interested in a user-friendly constitutional history text. It permits the reader to identify key Supreme Court cases at a glance, establish relationships between cases and development of American constitutional doctrine, within the various historical factors, political or otherwise, which impacted the decisions."-Essays in History Read more...
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