The U.S. Constitution and constitutional lawedited by Brian Duignan.
The U.S. Constitution and constitutional lawedited by Brian Duignan.
United States Constitution and constitutional law
- first edition.
- New York : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (184 pages :) illustrations (some color), color portraits.
- Governance : power, politics, and participation .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The United States Constitution and constitutional law -- The Constitution of the United States -- The constitutional convention -- Provisions of the constitution -- Liberties and the bill of rights -- The Fourteenth amendment : due process and equal protection clauses -- The bill of rights -- First amendment -- Government actions subject to the First amendment -- Freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition -- Permissible restrictions on expression -- Free exercise of religion -- The establishment clause -- Second amendment -- Supreme Court interpretations -- Origins and historical antecedents -- Third amendment -- Fourth amendment -- Fifth amendment -- Grand juries -- Double jeopardy -- Self-incrimination -- Due process -- Takings -- Sixth amendment -- Seventh amendment -- Eighth amendment -- Ninth amendment -- Tenth amendment -- The Eleventh through Twenty-Seventh amendments -- Eleventh amendment -- Twelfth amendment -- Thirteenth amendment -- Fourteenth amendment -- Fifteenth amendment -- Sixteenth amendment -- Seventeenth amendment -- Eighteenth amendment -- Nineteenth amendment -- Twentieth amendment -- Twenty-First amendment -- Twenty-Second amendment -- Twenty-Third amendment -- Twenty-Fourth amendment -- Twenty-Fifth amendment -- Twenty-Sixth amendment -- Twenty-Seventh amendment -- Constitutional law -- The nature of constitutional law -- Characteristics of constitutions -- Unitary and federal systems -- Federal and semifederal states -- Unitary states -- International unions of states -- Executives and legislatures -- Monarchical systems -- Presidential systems -- Parliamentary systems -- Other systems -- Unicameral and bicamerallegislatures -- Judicial review.
9781615307555
Constitutional amendments--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Constituent power--United States.
Federal government--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF4557 / .U836 2013
Includes bibliographies and index.
The United States Constitution and constitutional law -- The Constitution of the United States -- The constitutional convention -- Provisions of the constitution -- Liberties and the bill of rights -- The Fourteenth amendment : due process and equal protection clauses -- The bill of rights -- First amendment -- Government actions subject to the First amendment -- Freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition -- Permissible restrictions on expression -- Free exercise of religion -- The establishment clause -- Second amendment -- Supreme Court interpretations -- Origins and historical antecedents -- Third amendment -- Fourth amendment -- Fifth amendment -- Grand juries -- Double jeopardy -- Self-incrimination -- Due process -- Takings -- Sixth amendment -- Seventh amendment -- Eighth amendment -- Ninth amendment -- Tenth amendment -- The Eleventh through Twenty-Seventh amendments -- Eleventh amendment -- Twelfth amendment -- Thirteenth amendment -- Fourteenth amendment -- Fifteenth amendment -- Sixteenth amendment -- Seventeenth amendment -- Eighteenth amendment -- Nineteenth amendment -- Twentieth amendment -- Twenty-First amendment -- Twenty-Second amendment -- Twenty-Third amendment -- Twenty-Fourth amendment -- Twenty-Fifth amendment -- Twenty-Sixth amendment -- Twenty-Seventh amendment -- Constitutional law -- The nature of constitutional law -- Characteristics of constitutions -- Unitary and federal systems -- Federal and semifederal states -- Unitary states -- International unions of states -- Executives and legislatures -- Monarchical systems -- Presidential systems -- Parliamentary systems -- Other systems -- Unicameral and bicamerallegislatures -- Judicial review.
9781615307555
Constitutional amendments--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Constituent power--United States.
Federal government--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF4557 / .U836 2013