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Civil Rights and Liberties - Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and American Democracy (Paperback)
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Civil Rights and Liberties - Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and American Democracy (Paperback)
Series: Aspen College
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An engaging conceptualizing chapter opens Civil Rights and
Liberties: Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and American
Democracy, introducing civil liberties within their constitutional
framework, illuminating their nature and sources through
enlightening Supreme Court deliberations that show the underlying
debates about constitutional interpretation. A distinctive approach
to themes and principles encourages students to develop their own
views on civil liberties in general and on the specific
controversies such as abortion, gay rights, and hate speech.
Extensive, intriguing excerpts from a highly focused set of cases
and other readings from contemporary theory highlight conflicting
opinions among the justices. They provide depth of understanding of
the Constitution and of the disputes that have shaped its meaning,
including the basis and nature of judicial authority. The text's
thematic organization reveals the structural and normative features
of the Constitution and constitutional law by linking them to
contemporary issues and controversies. Key historical elements lend
context and depth. A logical chapter structure offers probing
overviews of the topics, constitutional arguments, and chapter
readings followed by a broad range of theoretical and historical
writings leading up to the cases. This multidimensional perspective
draws on a wide array of resources such as case excerpts,
concurring and dissenting opinions, law journal and articles,
general publications, published letters, and other documents.
Probing case comprehension, discussion, and synthesis questions
punctuate and reinforce content. Features: an engaging
conceptualizing opening chapter introduces civil liberties within
constitutional framework illuminates their nature and sources
through enlightening Supreme Court disputes shows underlying
debates about constitutional interpretation a distinctive approach
to themes and principles encourages students to develop their own
views on civil liberties engages students in specific
controversies--abortion, gay rights, and hate speech, etc.
intriguing excerpts from a highly focused set of cases and other
readings highlight disputes among the justices provide depth of
understanding of the Constitution and interpretive disputes explore
the basis and nature of judicial authority thematic organization
shows structural and normative features of the Constitution and
constitutional law links the Constitution to contemporary issues
and controversies provides key historical elements for context
logical chapter structure author's overviews of topics,
constitutional arguments, and chapter readings a broad range of
theoretical and historical writings key cases a multidimensional
perspective draws on a wide array of resources case excerpts
concurring and dissenting opinions law journal articles general
publications published letters and other documents probing case
comprehension, discussion, and synthesis questions reinforce
content
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