Constitutional Law and Politics: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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Book Overview
Now in its Sixth Edition, Constitutional Law and Politics is the authoritative casebook for the study of the Supreme Court and its role in politics past and present. This comprehensive text presents a wide range of excerpts and opinions from the most significant Supreme Court cases and provides the contextual material students need to interpret their historical significance. The Sixth Edition adds material on dozens of important recent cases, current through June 2004, and features carefully updated and refined pedagogy.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393925668
ISBN13:9780393925661
Release Date:June 2005
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:1664 Pages
Weight:3.33 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 5.6" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Prepare for an aching brain
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Constitutional law is about as arcane a subject as you could never want to study. This series of books does the field justice by requiring the reader to keep a bottle of aspirin handy. That aside, the book is well thought out in presentation of the intertwined aspects of law and politics, and how the courts worm their way through both. For example, between explanations of the origin of constitutional clauses and case opinions, there are usable data references (charts on case loads over the supreme court's history and a table of how often the court has reversed previous decisions, and alarmingly more frequent trend). Net-net is that the book's organization helps the reader reach a fuller understanding of American constitutional law and the strengths (and weaknesses) therein. Be warned though -- these are not books for beginners. If you are new to con law, start with a broad overview like "The Words We Live By" before plunging into the sausage making factory disclosed in this book.
Great Value
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This books was $75 less than if I would have bought it in my college bookstore.
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