The Evolving Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to ZoningRandom House, 1992 - 751 pages This unique one-volume guide to the Constitution of the United States is an easily accessible tour of the constitutional issues of the past and the present. Arranged alphabetically by topic, this essential reference contains over 1,200 lively essays which highlight background, history, and latest developments of each issue. Includes short biographies of every Supreme Court Justice, full text of the Constitution, and an index. |
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... say that voters will elect their representatives is to say little about which groups of them will elect which ... says nothing about what size each of the federal House districts within the states must be . At the state level ...
... say that voters will elect their representatives is to say little about which groups of them will elect which ... says nothing about what size each of the federal House districts within the states must be . At the state level ...
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... say that she heard Mr. Jones say it . Mrs. Smith cannot affirm the truth of it , and no amount of cross - examination of ... says that TREASON , bribery , and " other high crimes and misdemeanors " constitute the rea- sons for which the ...
... say that she heard Mr. Jones say it . Mrs. Smith cannot affirm the truth of it , and no amount of cross - examination of ... says that TREASON , bribery , and " other high crimes and misdemeanors " constitute the rea- sons for which the ...
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... says that Congress may establish POST OFFICES and POST ROADS , but it says nothing about the power to hire letter carriers , issue stamps , reg- ulate their prices , or make laws against stealing the mail . To put flesh on the skeletal ...
... says that Congress may establish POST OFFICES and POST ROADS , but it says nothing about the power to hire letter carriers , issue stamps , reg- ulate their prices , or make laws against stealing the mail . To put flesh on the skeletal ...
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How to Use This Book 36 | 3 |
How the Supreme Court Hears and Decides Cases | 20 |
The Supreme Courts 199192 Term | 583 |
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