Key features

• •Clear and concise presentation and logical organization of material making it an excellent introductory book to the American legal system
• •Inclusion of modern cases on relevant topics, such as same-sex marriage, legalization of marijuana, and homicidal laws affecting juveniles
• •Chapter questions that facilitate basic legal analysis through hypotheticals, opinion briefing, and application of constitutional provisions
• •Inclusion of important historical and political events, such as lawsuits brought against Presidents, congressional impeachment powers, the Electoral College System, the Supreme Court s resolution of voting issues, the Civil War and post Civil War constitutional amendments, the Civil Rights movement, presidential and congressional war powers, and Supreme Court opinions about Guantanamo Bay detainees