Constitutional Law: Principles and Practice » (1st Edition)

Joanne Banker Hames is currently an instructor for and the coordiantor of the paralegal program at DeAnza Community College located in Cupertino, California. She earned her J.D degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in January 1972. She has been an active member since that time. For several years Ms. Hames was employed as an attorney in a busy litigation law firm. During that time she was involved in all aspects of civil litigation, including pre-trial preparation, jury trials, and appeals. For the past fourteen years she has been involved primarily in paralegal education, teaching at DeAnza Community College and previously at Santa Clara University Paralegal Institute.

Yvonne Ekern is currently a member if the Law Faculty at Santa Clara University Law School. Yvonne is an Instructorat De Anza College Paralegal Program School and/or Business and received a J.D. University of Idaho School of Law.

This text explains and clarifies the major legal principles found in the Constitution and in the Supreme Court decisions interpreting the Constitution. It also shows how those principles affect both the practice of law and the daily lives of Americans. Several learning aids are included in each chapter to help the student grasp the legal concepts and relate those concepts to law practice and to day-to-day living. These learning aids include margin-definitions of legal vocabulary, chapter learning objectives, chapter review questions, questions for analysis and various assignments and projects, tables and charts, hypothetical scenarios illustrating the practical aspect of constitutional principles, edited Supreme Court cases and summaries of Supreme Court cases.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Constitutional Law.

Chapter 2: The Constitution and the Federal Government- An Overview.

Chapter 3: Federal Judicial Power.

Chapter 4: Federal Legislative Powers.

Chapter 5: Federal Executive Power.

Chapter 6: State Powers and the Constitution.

Chapter 7: Constitutional Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties.

Chapter 8: Equal Protection.

Chapter 9: Due Process.

Chapter 10: Economic Freedom and Property Rights.

Chapter 11: Freedom of Expression.

Chapter 12: Freedom of Religion.

Chapter 13: The Right to Privacy Under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.

Chapter 14: Criminal Justice and the Constitution.
Appendix. Glossary.