American constitutional law / Louis Fisher, David Gray Adler.

Durham, NC : Carolina Academic Press, 2007.

7th ed.

27127

Constitutional law -- United States.

1. Constitutional politics

2. The doctrine of judicial review

3. Threshold requirements: husbanding power and prestige

4. Judicial organization

5. Decision making: process and strategy

6. Separation of powers: domestic conflicts

7. Separation of powers: emergencies and foreign affairs

8. Federal-state relations

9. Economic liberties

10. Free speech in a democratic society

11. Freedom of the press

12. Religious freedom

13. Rights of the accused

14. Search and seizure

15. Racial discrimination

16. Emerging group pressures

17. Rights of privacy

18. Political participation

19. Efforts to curb the court.

American Constitutional Law not only contains the results of court decisions but also highlights the efforts of legislatures, executives, the states, and the general public. It covers all new developments in case law, congressional statutes, presidential policies, and initiatives undertaken by states under their own constitutions, and illustrates how both judicial and non-judicial forces shape constitutional law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781594603716

xxii, 1,145 p.