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Summaries of the Leading Cases on the Constitution » (14th Edition)
Authors: Joseph F. Menez, John R. Vile, Paul Charles Bartholomew, John R. Vile
ISBN-13: 9780742532779, ISBN-10: 0742532771
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: 14th Edition
Author Biography: Joseph F. Menez
Book Synopsis
This landmark book has long been the gold standard of concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases in U.S. constitutional law from the establishing of the Court to the present. For the 50th Anniversary Edition, the book has been thorougly revised, reorganized, and updated through the end of the 2002D2003 term.
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| This Is Our Supreme Court | 1 | |
| 1 | Article I: The Legislative Branch | 12 |
| 2 | Article II: The Executive Branch | 79 |
| 3 | Articles I and II: Distinct Yet Overlapping Powers | 97 |
| 4 | Article III: The Judicial Branch | 121 |
| 5 | Articles IV and VI: Federalism | 145 |
| 6 | Articles V and VII: Constitutional Amending Process and Ratification of the Constitution | 188 |
| 7 | Property Rights | 196 |
| 8 | The Bill of Rights and Its Application to the States | 228 |
| 9 | First Amendment: Religious Rights | 240 |
| 10 | First Amendment: Political Rights | 282 |
| 11 | Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments | 357 |
| 12 | Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments | 380 |
| 13 | Ninth Amendment, Right to Privacy, and Other Unenumerated Rights | 429 |
| 14 | Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments | 450 |
| 15 | Voting Rights | 514 |
| Members of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-2003 | 533 | |
| The Constitution of the United States | 537 | |
| Glossary of Legal Terms | 561 | |
| Alphabetical List of Cases Briefed | 585 | |
| Chronological List of Cases by Chief Justice | 599 | |
| Index | 613 |
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