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Understanding constitutional law
Title:
Understanding constitutional law
Author:
Attanasio, John.
ISBN:
9780769847344

9781422486603
Personal Author:
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, c2012.
Physical Description:
xiii, 830, [24] p. ; 25 cm.
Series:
Understanding series

Understanding series (New York, N.Y.)
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Understanding constitutional law / Norman Redlich, John Attanasio, Joel K. Goldstein.. 3rd ed. 2005.
Contents:
The constitution and constitutional argument -- The courts and judicial review -- Congressional power -- Commerce clause -- The federal system -- Commerce and the states : the dormant commerce clause -- Executive power -- Liberty, property, and due process, taking and contract clauses -- Racial equality -- Equal rights for the sexes -- Affirmative action -- Equal protection for other groups and interests -- Political speech and association -- Government and the media : print and electronic -- Speech in public places -- Special doctrines in the system of freedom of expression -- Government and religious freedom.