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Taylor & Francis Ltd American Constitutional Law Introductory Essays and Selected Cases by Alpheus Thomas Mason, Donald Grier Stephenson, Jr.
This book is a collection of comprehensive background essays coupled with carefully edited Supreme Court case excerpts designed to explore constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court in its development and interpretation. Well-grounded in both theory and politics, the book endeavors to heighten students' understanding of this critical part of the American political system. New to the 18th EditionAn account of the Trump impeachments and a full discussion of the recent Supreme Court transitions including recent Supreme Court transitions including the fraught Kavanaugh hearings, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and the nomination process surrounding Amy Coney Barrett.Fourteen new cases carefully edited and excerpted, including Chifalo v. Washington (2020) on the Electoral College, Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018) on gay rights, and three Trump cases as well.Thirty-one new cases discussed in chapter essays in addition. Table of Contents : PrefaceThe Constitution of the United States Of AmericaIntroduction: A Political Supreme Court1. Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts2. The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review3. Congress and the President4. Federalism5. The Electoral Process6. The Commerce Clause7. National Taxing and Spending Power8. Property Rights and the Development of Due Process9. The Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment10. Criminal Justice11. Freedom of Expression12. Religious Liberty13. Privacy14. Equal Protection of the Laws15. Security and Freedom in Wartime and PandemicAppendix A: Justices of the Supreme CourtAppendix B: Presidents and JusticesAppendix C: American Constitutional Development as Reflected in a Chronology of Cases Reprinted in This BookGlossaryIndex of CasesIndex of Subjects and Names