Principles of constitutional law
by John E. Nowak, Ronald D. Rotunda.
- 3rd ed.
- St. Paul, MN Thomson/West c2007.
- xxvii, 875 p. 24 cm.
- Concise hornbook series .
Includes index.
The origins of judicial review -- Federal jurisdiction -- Sources of national authority -- The Federal commerce power -- Federal power to tax and spend -- International affairs -- The President and Congress: selected issues -- The Commerce Clause and restriction on state regulatory powers -- Article V & VI issues: preemption & comity -- Individual liberties: an overview -- Sustantive due process -- State action -- Procedural due process: the requirement of fair adjudicative procedures -- Equal protection -- Congressional enforcement of civil rights -- Freedom of speech -- Freedom of religion.