{"product_id":"constitutional-law-for-dummies-isbn-9781118023785","title":"Constitutional Law For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the ins and outs of Constitutional law\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAre you a student looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of Constitutional law? Look no further!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstitutional Law For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. It breaks down complicated material and gives you a through outline of the parameters and applications of the U.S. Constitution in modern, easy-to-understand language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritical information on the Constitution's foundations, powers, and limitations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA modern analysis of the Constitution's amendments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed information on the Supreme Court and federalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining outdated governmental jargon in current, up-to-date terms, \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Law For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is just what you need for quick learning and complete understanding. Students studying government will also find this to be a useful supplement to a variety of courses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Studying Constitutional Law: The Foundations 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Understanding the Constitution 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Constitutional Law: A View from 30,000 Feet 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Mapping Out Key Concepts and Distinctions in Constitutional Law 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Allocating Governmental Roles 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: “Constituting” a New Federal Government 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Charting the Reach of National Government Powers 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Sorting Out National Powers: Inter-Branch Conflict and Cooperation 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Constitution and Federalism 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Protecting Property Rights and Avoiding Arbitrary Action141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Avoiding Arbitrary Government Action: Due Process of Law 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Protecting Property: Land, Contracts, and Guns 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Preventing Government from Discriminating 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Rights to Self-Expression and Political Participation 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: \"Express Yourself!\" Freedom of Speech 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: The Constitution and Religion 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Getting Involved: Voting and Becoming or Supporting a Candidate 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Understanding Privacy Rights 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Implied Privacy Rights — Fundamental and Otherwise 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Preventing Unreasonable Searches and Seizures 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: The Right against Self-Incrimination 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Ten Landmark Court Decisions about Governmental Structure 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ten (Plus Three) Top Individual-Rights Cases 341\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGlenn C. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of constitutional law at California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA, and creator of a nationally recognized seminar in which law students learn about the Supreme Court by role-playing as current justices and lawyers arguing before them.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Fusco\u003c\/b\u003e is a government attorney and a criminal prosecutor working in the California Attorney General's Office, Special Crimes Unit. As a trial attorney, she deals with issues of constitutional law on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDiscover the ins and outs of constitutional law\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAre you looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of constitutional law? Look no further! \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Law For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. 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