| Edition |
Ninth edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (160 entries) : 11 images ; digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
About the authors -- Preface -- Note to the reader -- 1. Interpretation of the Constitution -- 2. Constitutional adjudication -- 3. Rights under the Constitution: cases on rights under the Constitution -- 4. Economic due process and the takings clause: cases on economic due process and the takings clause -- 5. Freedom of speech, press, and association: cases on freedom of speech, press, and association -- 6. Freedom of religion: cases on freedom of religion -- 7. Criminal procedure: cases on criminal procedure -- 8. The equal protection clause and racial discrimination: cases on the equal protection clause and racial discrimination -- 9. Substantive equal protection: cases on substantive equal protection -- 10. Voting and representation: cases on voting and representation -- 11. The right to privacy: cases on the right to privacy -- The Constitution of the United States of America -- Justices of the Supreme Court -- Glossary of common legal terms. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
American Constitutional Law provides a comprehensive account of the nations defining document. Based on the premise that the study of the Constitution and constitutional law is of fundamental importance to understanding the principles, prospects, and problems of America, this text puts current events in terms of what those who initially drafted and ratified the Constitution sought to accomplish. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference. |
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Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments -- Cases.
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United States. |
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Constitutional law -- United States -- Cases.
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Constitutional law. |
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Separation of powers -- United States -- Cases.
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Separation of powers. |
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Federal government -- United States -- Cases.
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Federal government. |
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Civil rights -- United States -- Cases.
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Civil rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan), author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Added Title |
Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 0813347475 9780813347479 (DLC) 2013010910 |
| ISBN |
9781784028695 electronic version |
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9780813347479 paperback |
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9780813347486 e-book |
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