商品簡介
This book aids first-year law students in learning constitutional law and the underlying issues and questions common to cases. It outlines common themes in constitutional cases and methods of interpreting the constitution, then uses cases and analysis to explain who may decide constitutional disputes, under what circumstances a court may decide a case, whether the courts can decline to answer a question, how far governmental powers extend, what courts do when federal and state powers clash, constitutional restraints on the exercise of governmental power, using tests to determine the limits of power and extent of rights, tools for reading and understanding the constitution, precedent and change, and tips on taking constitutional law exams. Opinions are drawn from Supreme Court cases, have been edited, and include only key statements, the majority opinion, and some of the justices' arguments. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)