American constitutional law : introductory essays and selected cases

Mason, Alpheus Thomas 1899-1989 (Author). Stephenson, D. Grier. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0133415465
ISBN: 9780133415469
Physical Description: print
xv, 720 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: 11th ed.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: A Political Supreme Court -- Ch. 1. Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts -- Ch. 2. The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review -- Ch. 3. Congress, the Court, and the President -- Ch. 4. Federalism -- Ch. 5. Commerce Power and State Power -- Ch. 6. Congressional Power Under the Commerce Clause -- Ch. 7. National Taxing and Spending Power -- Ch. 8. Property Rights, the Contract Clause, and the Development of Due Process -- Ch. 9. Criminal Justice and the Nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- Ch. 10. Freedom of Expression -- Ch. 11. Religious Liberty -- Ch. 12. Privacy -- Ch. 13. Equal Protection of the Laws -- App.: The Constitution of the United States of America -- App.: Table 1: Justices of the Supreme Court -- App.: Table 2: Presidents and Justices.