"The third edition has been completely updated with the most recent Supreme Court decisions and references available."--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
appendix D. Subject index. 1. An historical overview -- 2. An overview of the U.S. legal system -- 3. Supreme Court of the United States : the final word -- 4. Researching the law -- section 22. The guarantees of the Constitution to citizens : civil rights and civil liberties -- 5. equal protection under the law : balancing individual, state and federal rights -- 6. The First Amendment : basic freedoms -- 7. The Second Amendment : the gun control controversy -- section 3. Constitutional amendments influencing the criminal justice system -- 8. The Fourth Amendment : an overview of constitutional searches and seizures -- 9. Conducting constitutional seizures -- 10. Conducting constitutional searches -- 11. The Fifth Amendment : due process and obtaining information legally -- 12. The Sixth Amendment : right to counsel and a fair trial -- 13. The Eighth Amendment : bail, fines and punishment -- section 4. Coming full circle -- 14. The remaining amendments and a return to the Constitution -- Epilogue -- appendix A. The Declaration of Independence -- appendix B. The United States Constitution an Amendments -- appendix C. Characteristics of presidential appointees to the United States Supreme Court, by presidential administration, 1930-2004 -- appendix D. Marbury v. Madison and Miranda v. Arizona -- Glossary -- Name index -- Subject index.
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