Rights, Liberties & the Rule of LawUniversity Press of America, 2005 - 224 páginas Rights, Liberties & the Rule of Law is a casebook reader outlining the landmark Supreme Court cases that concern our rights and liberties as Americans. It includes discussions and excerpts from the relevant cases in the areas of first amendment rights, due process, the rights of the accused, equal opportunity and equal protections before the law, and voting rights. It also includes the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights along with a basic outline of our type of government system: the rule of law, the social contract, consent of the governed, limited government, and constitutional democracy. Students will be able to read the relevant opinions from the justices in the original. Each section is followed by questions for review and discussion. |
Contenido
THE RULE OF LAW | 1 |
US CONSTITUTION | 5 |
BILL OF RIGHTS | 15 |
FINDING THE LAW | 16 |
FIRST AMENDMENT NATURAL RIGHTS | 23 |
LEMON v KURTZMAN 403 US 602 1971 403 US 602 | 28 |
SCHENCK v US 249 US 47 1919 | 41 |
GITLOW v STATE OF NEW YORK 268 US 652 1925 | 43 |
DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED | 127 |
MAPP v OHIO 367 US 643 1961 | 133 |
ROBINSON v CALIFORNIA 370 US 660 1962 | 140 |
GIDEON v WAINWRIGHT 372 US 335 1963 | 143 |
POINTER v TEXAS 380 US 400 1965 | 148 |
MIRANDA v ARIZONA 384 US 436 1966 | 152 |
BENTON v MARYLAND 395 US 784 1969 | 165 |
FURMAN v GEORGIA 408 US 238 1972 | 169 |
MILLER v CALIFORNIA 413 US 15 1973 | 52 |
TEXAS V JOHNSON 491 US 397 1989 | 61 |
EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW | 75 |
BROWN v BOARD OF EDUCATION 347 US 483 1954 | 81 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA v BAKKE 438 US 265 1978 | 85 |
ROSTKER v GOLDBERG 453 US 57 1981 | 99 |
REED v REED 404 US 71 1971 | 109 |
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA v DALE 530 US 640 2000 | 112 |
SUFFRAGE VOTING RIGHTS | 183 |
MINOR V HAPPERSETT 88 US 162 1875 | 189 |
SMITH v ALLWRIGHT 321 US 649 1944 | 198 |
GUINN v US 238 US 347 1915 | 204 |
HARPER v VIRGINIA BD OF ELECTIONS 383 US 663 1966 | 209 |
TEXT OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT | 212 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Rights, Liberties & the Rule of Law G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Autor | Maryann Zihala |
| Editor | University Press of America, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0761830413, 9780761830412 |
| Largo | 224 páginas |
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