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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826488403321

Autore

Dahlin Donald C

Titolo

We the People : A Brief Introduction to the Constitution and Its Interpretation / / by Donald C. Dahlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-73844-9

1-137-30939-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

342.73

Soggetti

Political science

World politics

Europe - Politics and government

United States - Politics and government

Political Science and International Relations

European Politics

Political History

Political Science

US Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Taking the Constitution Seriously; 2. Who Interprets?; 3. How to Interpret?; 4. Top Ten Supreme Court Decisions; 5. Taking Stock; Appendix A: Constitution of the United States; Appendix B: Sample Brief: Marbury v. Madison; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dahlin takes an analytical approach to existing Constitutional scholarship and presents a limited number of landmark Supreme Court decisions in a way that makes this important material accessible to an undergraduate academic audience.