Struggles for power and governmental accountability. Civil rights and civil liberties.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Volume 1. Struggles for power and governmental accountability -- The Supreme Court, judicial review, and constitutional politics -- Law and politics in the Supreme Court : jurisdiction and decision-making process -- Presidential power, the rule of law, and foreign affairs -- The President as chief executive in domestic affairs -- Congress : membership, immunities, and investigatory powers -- Congress : legislative, taxing, and spending powers -- The states and American federalism -- Representative government, voting rights, and electoral politics -- Economic rights and American capitalism. Volume 2. Civil rights and civil liberties. The Supreme Court, judicial review, and constitutional politics -- Law and politics in the Supreme Court : jurisdiction and decision-making process -- Economic rights and American capitalism -- The nationalization of the bill of rights -- Freedom of expression and association -- Freedom from and of religion -- The fourth amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures -- The fifth amendment guarantee against self-accusation -- The right to counsel and other procedural guarantees -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- The right of privacy -- The equal protection of the laws.
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