Author: Keith E. Whittington
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: constitutional, meaning, powers, divided, construction
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 1999-07-15
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0674165411
ISBN-13: 9780674165410

This book argues that the Constitution has a dual nature. The first aspect, on which legal scholars have focused, is the degree to which the Constitution acts as a binding set of rules that can be neutrally interpreted and externally enforced by the courts against government actors. This is the process of constitutional interpretation. But according to Keith Whittington, the Constitution also permeates politics itself, to guide and constrain political actors in the very process of making public policy. In so doing, it is also dependent on political actors, both to formulate authoritative const

Author: Keith E. Whittington
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: constitutional, meaning, powers, divided, construction
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2001-05-15
List price: $36.00
ISBN-10: 067400583X
ISBN-13: 9780674005839

This book argues that the Constitution has a dual nature. The first aspect, on which legal scholars have focused, is the degree to which the Constitution acts as a binding set of rules that can be neutrally interpreted and externally enforced by the courts against government actors. This is the process of constitutional interpretation. But according to Keith Whittington, the Constitution also permeates politics itself, to guide and constrain political actors in the very process of making public policy. In so doing, it is also dependent on political actors, both to formulate authoritative con

Authors:Melvin I. Urofsky, Paul Finkelman,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: history, documents, legal, constitutional, american, amp, volume, founding
Number of Pages: 624
Published: 2007-03-23
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0195323114
ISBN-13: 9780195323115

Documents of American Constitutional and Legal History, Third Edition, is a two-volume companion to Urofsky and Finkelman’s successful text, A March of Liberty, Second Edition. Organized chronologically, this documents reader skillfully weaves together constitutional and legal history, offering students a mix of both frequently cited and lesser-known--but equally important--historical documents and court decisions that have been instrumental in shaping the nation’s constitutional development. The editors provide an introduction to each document, which summarizes its significance an

Author: Inc. BarCharts
Publisher: QuickStudy
Keywords: law, constitutional
Number of Pages: 6
Published: 2011-12-31
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 1423217969
ISBN-13: 9781423217961

Part of our first series of guides. For those in law school facing loads of information that culminates in the Bar Exam. 6-page laminated guide includes: � executive - presidential powers - impeachment - immunity � judiciary - art. III - case & controversy requirement - standards of review � supreme court � legislative - art. I - shared power - speech & debate clause (sec. 6) - necessary & proper (sec. 8) - spending (sec. 8)

Author: Michael C. Dorf
Publisher: Foundation Pre
Keywords: stories, law, constitutional
Number of Pages: 540
Published: 2004-01-01
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 1587785056
ISBN-13: 9781587785054

Fascinating and rich in drama, Constitutional Law Stories ? edited by Columbia University Law Professor Michael C. Dorf, and featuring leading constitutional law scholars ? provides real lessons pertaining to the interpretation of the United States Constitution. Constitutional Law Stories offers in-depth analysis of leading federal constitutional law cases by providing behind-the-scenes stories, outlining the historical context of each case and defining the role these cases play in framing fundamental questions about American law and government. The latest release from the Foundation Press "La

Author: Steven L. Emanuel
Publisher: Aspen Publisher
Keywords: law, constitutional, crunchtime
Number of Pages: 333
Published: 2008-10-21
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 073557054X
ISBN-13: 9780735570542

CrunchTime provides a comprehensive topic breakdown and critical information review all in one tool! The application flow charts can be used all semester long, but the capsule summaries are ideal for exam preparation. Each title offers capsule summaries of major points of law and critical issues, exam tips for identifying common traps and pitfalls, sample exam and essay questions with model answers, and recommended approaches for crafting essays that will get winning grades! CrunchTime Series Features: Capsule summary of subject matter; Condensed format; Flow charts illustrate major concepts;

Author: Laurence H. Tribe
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: choices, constitutional
Number of Pages: 474
Published: 1986-10-15
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 067416539X
ISBN-13: 9780674165397

Constitutional Choices illuminates the world 0f scholarship and advocacy uniquely combined by Laurence Tribe, one of the nation’s leading professors of constitutional law and most successful practitioners before the Supreme Court. In his new hook, Tribe boldly moves beyond the seemingly endless debate over which judicial approaches to enforcing the Constitution are "legitimate" and which are not. Arguing that all claims to legitimacy must remain suspect, Tribe focuses instead on the choices that must nonetheless be made in resolving actual constitutional controversies. To do so, he exa