Synopses & Reviews
One of the best-known, most comprehensive and widely read Constitutional Law textbooks published, CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION is consistently updated to reflect current issues and cases relevant to students. Offering a good balance between textual explanation and edited Court cases written in clear, concise language, the text remains the standard text for students and instructors alike.
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"The major strength of this book is its clear conceptualization of important legal topics and concepts. The current chapters are each well structured and clearly conceptualize and explain the relevant material."
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"It's a very robust text that will work in a number of settings. A student who reads this text and digests it will have an excellent foundation in the case law of Supreme Court-based constitutional controversies."
Table of Contents
Preface. Table of Cases. Table of Contents. 1. Judicial Power. 2. The Modes of Constitutional Interpretation. 3. Legislative Power. 4. Executive Power. 5. Powers of the National Government in the Federal System. 6. The Regulatory Power of the States in the Federal System. Appendix A: Time Chart of the United States Supreme Court. Appendix B: Biographical Chart of Supreme Court Justices Since 1900. Appendix C: Biographies of the Current Justices. Glossary. Index.