Making sense of the constitution [electronic resource] : a primer on the Supreme Court and its struggle to apply our fundamental law / Walter M. Frank.

Author
Frank, Walter M., 1945- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (329 p.)

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In Making Sense of the Constitution: A Primer on the Supreme Court and Its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law, Walter Frank tackles in a comprehensive but lively manner subjects rarely treated in one volume. Aiming at both the general reader and students of political science, law, or history, Frank begins with a brief discussion of the nature of constitutional law and why the Court divides so closely on many issues. He then proceeds to an analysis of the Constitution and subsequent amendments, placing them in their historical context. Next, Frank shifts to th
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
Contents
  • Some foundational ideas
  • The Constitution and its Amendments : an overview
  • The Fourteenth Amendment
  • The Supreme Court in the constitutional structure
  • What the court does : the stuff of judicial review
  • The federal judicial system
  • Life on the court
  • The litigation process : from complaint to Supreme Court opinion
  • The toolbox for judicial decision making
  • Crafting a Constitution
  • The court in action : contemporary constitutional controversies.
ISBN
  • 1-280-88182-8
  • 9786613723130
  • 0-8093-3084-9
OCLC
  • 801409239
  • 858762741
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