Making sense of the constitution : a primer on the Supreme Court and its struggle to apply our fundamental law / Walter M. Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, Walter M., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Making Sense of the Constitution: A Primer on the Supreme Court and Its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law, Walter Frank tackles in a comprehensive but lively manner subjects rarely treated in one volume. Aiming at both the general reader and students of political science, law, or history, Frank begins with a brief discussion of the nature of constitutional law and why the Court divides so closely on many issues. He then proceeds to an analysis of the Constitution and subsequent amendments, placing them in their historical context. Next, Frank shifts to th

Contents:

Some foundational ideas

The Constitution and its Amendments : an overview

The Fourteenth Amendment

The Supreme Court in the constitutional structure

What the court does : the stuff of judicial review

The federal judicial system

Life on the court

The litigation process : from complaint to Supreme Court opinion

The toolbox for judicial decision making

Crafting a Constitution

The court in action : contemporary constitutional controversies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-88182-8

9786613723130

0-8093-3084-9

OCLC:

801409239