Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials with Book

by Chemerinsky, Erwin

• ISBN13: 9780735520615
• ISBN10: 0735520615
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

This concise course book draws on the formidable teaching skills of best-selling author Erwin Chemerinsky to present an exceptionally student-friendly exploration of Constitutional Law. Consisting entirely of author-written essays and case excerpts, Constitutional Law makes every effort to demystify the field for students and equip instructors with the content and coverage they need for a successful course. Students get extra assistance in mastering this fundamental area through: the impeccable scholarship of author Erwin Chemerinsky, who has demonstrated his ability to meet student needs in two popular student treatises the book's accessible style, concentrating on explanatory text and shrewdly edited case excerpts, with no confusing rhetorical questions or difficult law review articles comprehensive coverage of all the traditional topics of Con Law 1 and 2, from federal powers through individual liberties, fundamental rights, and equal protection, To freedom of speech and religion valuable contextual material to aid understanding of underlying principles, and background information on scholarly debates an ideologically neutral presentation that keeps the material comprehensible by not promoting a particular viewpoint

Table of Contents

Contents	xi
Preface	xxxi
Acknowledgments	xxxv
The Constitution of the United States	xxxvii
The Federal Judicial Power	1	(90)
The Federal Legislative Power	91	(140)
The Federal Executive Power	231	(72)
Limits on State Regulatory and Taxing Power	303	(76)
The Structure of the Constitution's Protection of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties	379	(70)
Economic Liberties	449	(78)
Equal Protection	527	(168)
Fundamental Rights Under Due Process and Equal Protection	695	(200)
First Amendment: Freedom of Expression	895	(342)
First Amendment: Religion	1237	(88)
Table of Cases	1325	(10)
Index	1335