The Constitution of the United States
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Description
This casebook emphasizes the text, structure, and history of the Constitution. It uses "great cases" for learning the major issues in constitutional law, and it gives less attention to small ripples of contemporary doctrine. It emphasizes the task of interpretation, including many examples of the interpretation of the Constitution by the political branches. And it includes features of our constitutional history that are neglected in many casebooks, such as slavery, the amendment process, and the early history of the freedom of speech. The third edition has many refinements. It also has more coverage of executive discretion, the taxing and spending powers, the Necessary and Proper Clause, incorporation, and the drafting of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is now suitable not only for a survey course, but also for a course focused on federalism, on the First Amendment, or on the Fourteenth Amendment.
ISBN
9781634599382
Publication Date
12-2016
Publisher
Foundation Press
City
St. Paul
Keywords
constitution, fourteenth amendment, united states, incorporation, great cases, contemporary doctrine, Necessary and Proper Clause, first amendment, federalism
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | First Amendment | Fourteenth Amendment | Law | President/Executive Department | Taxation-Federal
Recommended Citation
Bray, Samuel L.; Paulsen, Michael S.; Calabresi, Steven G.; McConnell, Michael W.; and Baude, William, "The Constitution of the United States" (2016). Books. 305.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_books/305
Comments
3rd edition
University Casebook Series