The Constitution, that delicate balance /
Fred W. Friendly, Martha J.H. Elliott.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Random House, c1984.
- xii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [317]-327.
Barron's Wharf: First test of the Bill of Rights Seventeen Words: Quiet revolution of the Fourteenth Amendment Minnesota Rag: Newspaper that gave new meaning to Freedom of the Press Myth about the Bay of Pigs: Freedom of the press and National Security Protecting "The thought that we hate": Freedom of speech and the Right of Peaceable Assembly Does money talk?: Elections, contributions, and speech God and the classroom: Free exercise of religion vs establishment of religion Knock at the door: How the supreme Court created a rule to enforce the Fourth Amendment Crime and its aftershock: Fair trial vs free press Willie Francis' two trips to the chair: Punishment and the death penalty Defense of last resort: Insanity plea Umpiring "harmless, empty shadows": Right of privacy Bakke and the equal protection clause: Affirmative action vs reverse discrimination "Give me your tired, your poor ... ": Does the Fourteenth Amendment protect illegal aliens? Nation of states: States' rights vs national supremacy Sacking of Greytown: Power to make war Constitution of the United States
"Landmark cases that shaped the Constitution."--Jacket subtitle. Includes the full text of the Constitution