Jumpstart

Jumpstart Constitutional Law: Reading and Understanding Constitutional Law Casesand#60;/and#62;, sheds light on the threshold issues and substantive questions common to all constitutional law cases thus bringing everything into focus for the student. Key to constructing cogent answers on a Constitutional Law exam, Jethro K. Lieberman s straightforward approach teaches students how to spot the issues and respond to the relevant questions in any constitutional law case. Features: - Perspective A tour of the American Constitution from a bird s-eye view. and#60;\liand#62; - Understanding threshold issues:

- Who may decide constitutional disputes?
- Under what circumstances may a court decide a case? Must the court take and answer a constitutional question in a property case?
- Identifying substantive issues:

- determining the scope of govenmental powers;
- federalism, and the relationship between federal and state powers; and,
- constitutional restraints that limit the exercise of governmental power.
- Interpreting the Constitution:

- using tests to determin the limits of power and the extent of rights;
- tools of analysis for interpreting the Constitution; and
- the role of precedent and change.
- Training real preparation for taking the Constitutional Law exam:

- a program for effective studying;
- sample constitutional law exam questions and answers; and
- exam-taking strategies.