Civil Rights and Liberties: Cases and Readings in Constitutional Law and Democracy

Features:

• an engaging conceptualizing opening chapter
  • introduces civil liberties within constitutional framework
  • illuminates their nature and sources through enlightening Supreme Court disputes
  • shows underlying debates about constitutional interpretation
• a distinctive approach to themes and principles
  • encourages students to develop their own views on civil liberties
  • engages students in specific controversies--abortion, gay rights, and hate speech, etc.
• intriguing excerpts from a highly focused set of cases and other readings
  • highlight disputes among the justices
  • provide depth of understanding of the Constitution and interpretive disputes
  • explore the basis and nature of judicial authority
• thematic organization
  • shows structural and normative features of the Constitution and constitutional law
  • links the Constitution to contemporary issues and controversies
  • provides key historical elements for context
• logical chapter structure
  • author's overviews of topics, constitutional arguments, and chapter readings
  • a broad range of theoretical and historical writings
  • key cases
• a multidimensional perspective draws on a wide array of resources
  • case excerpts
  • concurring and dissenting opinions
  • law journal articles
  • general publications
  • published letters and other documents
• probing case comprehension, discussion, and synthesis questions reinforce content