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Origins of the Bill of Rights / Leonard W. Levy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary law seriesPublication details: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c1999.Description: 306 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0300078021 (pbk)
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Partial contents:
Why we have the Bill of Rights -- Habeas corpus -- Bills of attainder -- The first amendment: the establishment clause -- The first amendment: the free press clause -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The fourth amendment: search and seizure -- The fifth amendment: the right against self-incrimination -- Double jeopardy -- The double jury system: grand and petty -- The eighth amendment -- The ninth amendment: unenumerated rights.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks KF4749.L488 1999 1 Available 33710000883301

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-298) and index.

Why we have the Bill of Rights -- Habeas corpus -- Bills of attainder -- The first amendment: the establishment clause -- The first amendment: the free press clause -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The fourth amendment: search and seizure -- The fifth amendment: the right against self-incrimination -- Double jeopardy -- The double jury system: grand and petty -- The eighth amendment -- The ninth amendment: unenumerated rights.

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