Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 792
978-1-4616-0120-3 • eBook • February 2004 • $66.50 • (£51.00)
Donald P. Kommers is Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science and Professor of Law at Notre Dame University.
John E. Finn is professor of government at Wesleyan University.
Gary J. Jacobsohn is Patterson-Banister Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Part I Institutional and Interpretive Foundations
Chapter 4 1 The Supreme Court
Chapter 5 2 The Constitution and Its Interpretation
Chapter 6 3 Judicial Power
Part 7 II Liberty, Community, and Constitutional Interpretation Under the Bill of Rights
Chapter 8 4 The Bill of Rights, Incorporation, and Capital Punishment
Chapter 9 5 Liberty and Property
Chapter 10 6 Fundamental Rights: Privacy and Personhood
Chapter 11 7 Freedom of Speech
Chapter 12 8 Freedom of Religion in Public and Private Life
Chapter 13 9 The Equal Protection Clause and Racial Discrimination
Chapter 14 10 Gender Discrimination and Other Claims to Equality
Chapter 15 Appendix A The Declaration of Independence
Chapter 16 Appendix B The United States Constitution
Chapter 17 Appendix C First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln
Chapter 18 Appendix D The Gettysburg Address
Chapter 19 Appendix E Understanding Supreme Court Opinions
Chapter 20 Appendix F Glossary of Terms
Chapter 21 Appendix G Chronological Chart of the Justices
Chapter 22 Appendix H Legal Research on the World Wide Web
Chapter 23 Appendix I The Federalist No. 78
I liked the first edition, but I think this edition is quite a bit stronger. . . . The new edition is the easiest reading book I've ever encountered, mainly because the introductory text is so thorough and incisive. The real strength of the book is that it is accessible for students to use without sacrificing depth or breadth in coverage.
— Paul F. Mullen, Florida International University
Attractive to those of us who teach constitutional law from the broader perspective of constitutionalism or political theory. I found the chapters particularly interesting in situating questions of constitutional law in this broader perspective, as well as being very good historically. . . .The most attractive feature is the comparative analysis.
— George Thomas, University of Oklahoma
The two volumes of American Constitutional Law correspond nicely to the general division of undergraduate constitutional law curriculum at many schools.
— Journal of Law & Politics
—Case updates on Student Website
—Online
Student & Professor Web Site.
—A new chapter on the Supreme Court and elections, featuring the election of 2000
—Updated critical essays that introduce students to the Court's handiwork
—New cases, including the 2003 Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and sodomy laws.
—New material on the Patriot Act and other efforts to combat terrorism in the United States and abroad
—A wide array of comparative notes that help students to consider decisions by other constitutional courts, including decisions by the constitutional courts of Canada, Germany, Japan, India, Israel, and South Africa
—An extensive set of Appendixes, including materials on howto study Supreme Court opinions, how to research comparative materials, and Web sites for United States and comparative inquiry.
—Addition of a key political theorist, Gary Jacobsohn, to the author team.
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