Researching Constitutional Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Completely updated throughout, Researching Constitutional Law is designed for all law-related courses such as administrative law, business law, criminal justice, law and society, legal studies, and paralegal studies. This fourth edition includes a new chapter dedicated to writing a legal brief.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-25
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:390
Upplaga:4
Förlag:Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:9781465213587

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Innehållsförteckning

PREFACE1 PRIMARY SOURCES: JUDICIAL OPINIONS AND STATUTORY LAWIntroductionSupreme Court OpinionsAccess to Court Opinions through Subscription Services Briefs Filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Lower Federal Court ReportsState Court ReportersKeeping Current on Case LawStatutory Law and CodificationAdministrative Agency ReportingPrimary Historical DocumentsLegal Research ExercisesAnswers for Legal ExercisesEndnotes2 SECONDARY SOURCES AS RESEARCH AIDSIntroductionCompendia, Guides, and SummariesTreatisesLegal EncyclopediasDigestsCite-Checking (Citators)Periodical Literature and IndexesNewspapers as Secondary SourcesElectronic Book ReviewLaw DictionariesLegal Research ExercisesAnswers for Legal ExercisesEndnotes3 WHY AND HOW TO BRIEF COURT OPINIONSIntroductionElements of a BriefModel Brief: Process – Judicial Powers 86 4 WRITING A LEGAL BRIEFWhy, What, and HowSample Model Legal BriefEndnotes5 QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN LAW AND COURTSIntroductionLabeling and Counting Judicial VotesScaling CasesBloc AnalysisCases and Data AnalysisEndnotes6 ORGANIZING, WRITING, AND DOCUMENTING RESEARCH PAPERSIntroductionChoosing a TopicDesigning the Research ProjectThe Format for a PaperSpecial Writing ProblemsDocumentation of SourcesFootnote or Endnote FormatBibliography FormSample CitationsIn-Text Citation FormEndnotes7 SUMMARIES OF LEADING SUPREME COURT DECISIONSIntroductionCase SummariesAPPENDIX A: SAMPLE RESEARCH DESIGNAPPENDIX B: THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONGLOSSARY OF TERMS AND PHRASESBIBLIOGRAPHYThe Judicial SystemJurisprudenceConstitutional Law – GeneralConstitutional HistoryFederalismCongressThe PresidencyCivil Rights and LibertiesComparative Constitutional PoliticsLaw and SocietyLegal ProfessionINDEX