Questions & Answers: The First Amendment
- ISBN-10
- 032719040X
- ISBN-13
- 9780327190400
- Series
- Questions & Answers
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 190
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-08-30
- Publisher
- LexisNexis
- Authors
- William D. Araiza, Russell L. Weaver
Description
Understand better what you're learning in First Amendment or Constitutional Law class and prepare effectively for exams by applying concepts as you learn them. This study guide includes over 150 multiple-choice and short-answer questions arranged topically for ease of use during the semester, plus an additional set of questions comprising a comprehensive "practice exam." For each multiple-choice question, Professors Weaver and Araiza provide a detailed answer that indicates which of four options is the best answer and explains thoroughly why that option is better than the other three options. Each short-answer question is designed to be answered in fifteen minutes or less. For these questions, Professors Weaver and Araiza provide a thoughtful, comprehensive, yet brief model answer.
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