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100 1 _aVile, John R.
245 1 0 _aEssential Supreme Court decisions :
_bsummaries of leading cases in U.S. constitutional law /
_cJohn R. Vile.
250 _a15th ed.
260 _aLanham, Md. :
_bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,
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300 _axxxvi, 535 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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500 _aRevised edition of: Summaries of leading cases on the Constitution / Joseph F. Menez and John R. Vile. 14th ed. 2004.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aArticle I : the legislative branch -- Article II : the executive branch -- Articles I and II : distinct, yet overlapping powers -- Article III : the judicial branch -- Articles IV and VI : federalism -- Articles V and VII : constitutional amending process and ratification of the Constitution -- Property rights -- The Bill of Rights and its application to the states -- First Amendment : religious rights -- First Amendment : political rights -- Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments -- Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments -- Ninth Amendment, right to privacy, and other unenumerated rights -- Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments -- Voting rights.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aOffering concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases, this reference guide to Supreme Court cases is organized both topically and chronologically within chapters.
520 _aThe only reference guide to Supreme Court cases organized both topically and chronologically within chapters so that readers understand how cases fit into a historical context, the fifteenth edition has been extensively revised to ensure that it remains the most up-to-date resource available. An essential resource for students, lawyers, and everyone interested in our nation's Constitution and the Supreme Court decisions that explicate it. This book features: clear concise summaries of the most frequently cited cases since the establishment of the U.S. Supreme Court; summaries that give the question at issue, the decision and the reason behind it, votes of the justices, pertinent corollary cases, and notes offering further information on the subject; detailed explanation of the organization and functions of the Supreme Court; a complete text of the Constitution of the United States; glossary of legal terms; alphabetical list of cases briefed; chronological list of cases by chief justices, and listings of the chief justices and associate justices, the dates of their service, the president who appointed them, their state of origin, and their birth and death dates.
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650 7 _aVerfassungsrecht
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700 1 _aMenez, Joseph F.
_q(Joseph Francis),
_d1917-1996.
_tSummaries of leading cases on the Constitution.
856 4 2 _zAdditional Information at Google Books
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