law and legislation

Describes the difference between natural-born citizens and immigrants and discusses the rights associated with each group of people.

Examines the role of presidents in the United States' war efforts. Includes background, arguments, and critiques of presidents and how they used their executive power during wars from the Revolutionary Era to post-9/11. Discusses the framework of the Constitution and its intent for war decisions.

Argues that the American legal system discriminates against the poor and minorities.

Presents an expose of the prison system run by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, revealing some of the abuses that reportedly have taken place in these facilities, and discussing how the prisons operate in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2001.

Describes the functions of the House of Representatives and Senate and shows how the American legislative process works by following the path that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 took through committees and subcommittees to become law.

Offers an overview of immigration law in the United States, tracing its history and examining key policies and changes that have impacted immigrants into the early twenty-first century.

Examines the federal case of McCulloch v. Maryland, a key decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819, that largely determined the future power balance between the national government and the states.

Looks at the history of efforts to use law to fight racial prejudice and hate in the United States, reviewing legal cases in which racially motivated crimes were committed, and featuring a selection of related documents. Includes a chronology and an annotated bibliography.