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The Cambridge Companion to the United States Constitution, Paperback / softback Book

The Cambridge Companion to the United States Constitution Paperback / softback

Edited by Karen (University of California, Los Angeles) Orren, John W. (Chapman University, California) Compton

Paperback / softback

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This Companion provides a broad, historically informed introduction to the study of the US constitutional system.

In place of the usual laundry lists of cases, doctrines, and theories, it presents a picture of the constitutional system in action, with separate sections devoted to constitutional principles, organizational structures, and the various legal and extra-legal 'actions' through which litigators and average citizens have attempted to bring about constitutional change.

Finally, the volume covers a number of subjects that are rarely discussed in works aimed at a general audience, but which are critical to ensuring that constitutional rights are honored in the day-to-day lives of citizens.

These include standing and causes of action, suits against officeholders, and the inner workings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC).

This Companion places present-day constitutional controversies in historical context, and offers insights from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, and law.

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