Organized to parallel the major casebooks, this inexpensive study guide adheres to the successful format of the Examples & Explanations Series: Clear, readable text includes sufficient historical and theoretical detail to supply a solid overview. Examples bring the complex issues to life examples show students how to apply what they have learned in class. Explanations help students measure their understanding of the material and provide suggested answers and feedback.
This accessible, high-quality, and intelligent study guide fills the gap between superficial outlines and overwhelming treatises.
In a straightforward -- but not simplistic -- style, May and Ides address:
Substantive Due Process;
The Takings Clause;
The Contracts Clause;
Procedural Due Process and Irrebuttable Presumptions;
Equal Protection;
The First Amendment - Freedom of Speech, of the Press, and of Religion.
This Constitutional Law study aid continues to offer complete coverage as part of a two-volume set. Along with its sister volume -- National Power and Federalism -- these two study aids compose a foundation in the doctrines and methods of constitutional law and argument. |