American Constitutional Law: Constitutional Rights : Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Fisher, Louis

ISBN 10: 0890892164 / ISBN 13: 9780890892169

Published by Carolina Academic Pr, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Constitutional Law: Constitutional Rights : Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890892164
• ISBN 13: 9780890892169
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

One of the most widely used constitutional law textbooks is back in a new edition. The only book that develops constitutional law in the comprehensive sense, American Constitutional Law, 4th ed. not only contains the results of court decisions but also highlights the efforts of legislatures, executives, the states, and the general public. Most constitutional law books focus only on case law and judicial pronouncements, but American Constitutional Law illustrates how both judicial and non-judicial forces shape constitutional law.Compared to other texts written by political scientists, this book offers much more in the way of citations to earlier decisions. These citations allow the reader to research areas in greater depth and also highlight the process of trial and error used by the Supreme Court to clarify constitutional principles. Presenting a broad range of cases, rather than merely focusing on landmark cases, allows the reader to understand the development of constitutional law.Fisher also covers state involvement in constitutional law through examples of how states, by interpreting their own constitutions, may depart from Supreme Court doctrines. Readings include not only court cases but presidential statements and congressional debates. This is the perfect book for undergraduate political science courses as well as an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the development of constitutional law in the United States.This book will be available in two a one-volume, casebound edition and a two-volume paperback edition, with volume 1 being Constitutional Separated Powers and Federalism and volume 2 being Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties.

About the Author

Louis Fisher is the Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. David Adler is a Professor of Political Science at Idaho State University.