Cases and materials on constitutional law / byGeral Gunther
Imprint
Mineola, N.Y. : Foundation Press, 1975
Edition
9th ed
Descript
ciii, 1653 ; 27 cm
CONTENT
The Judicial function in constitutional cases: The Nature and sources of the supreme court's authority -- The Structure of government: nation and states in the federal system: National powers and local activities: origins and recurrent themes -- The Commerce power -- Other national powers in the 1787 constitution -- State regulation and the national economy: constitutional limits and congressional ordering -- Intrgovernmental immunities and interstate relationships -- Separation of powers: the president, congress, and the court -- Individual rights: The Bill of rights and the states: the procedural contents of due process -- Substantive due process: rise, decline, revival -- Equal protection -- The Post-civil war amendments and civil rights legislation: constitutional restraints on private conduct; congressional power to implement the amendments -- Freedom of expression: basic themes -- Freedom of expression: additional problems -- The Constitution and religion: "establishment" and "free exercise" -- Proper conditions for constitutional adjudication: interested parties; concrete controversies; justiciable issues