Cover

Title Page

Copyright

About the Authors

Contents

Preface

Introduction

What Is Constitutional Law?

The Adoption and Ratification of the Constitution

The Underlying Principles of the Constitution

The Enduring Constitution

Key Terms

For Further Reading

CHAPTER 1 The Supreme Court in the Constitutional System

Introduction

The Courts:Crucibles of Constitutional Law

Crossing the Threshold:Access to Judicial Review

The Supreme Court's Decision Making Process

The Development of Judicial Review

The Art of Constitutional Interpretation

Judicial Activism and Restraint

External Constraints on Judicial Power

Explaining the Court's Behavior

Conclusion

Key Terms

For Further Reading

Marbury v.Madison

Eakin v.Raub

Scott v.Sandford(The Dred Scott Case)

Ex Parte McCardle

Cooper v.Aaron

Baker v.Carr

Elk Grove Unified School District v.Newdow

CHAPTER 2 Congress and the Development of National Power

Introduction

Structural Aspects of Congress

Constitutional Sources of Congressional Power

The Power to Investigate

Regulation of Interstate Commerce

Taxing and Spending Powers

Congressional Enforcement of Civil Rights and Liberties

Conclusion

Key Terms

For Further Reading

McCulloch v.Maryland

Watkins v.United States

Barenblatt v.United States

Gibbons v.Ogden

Hammer v.Dagenhart

Carter v.Carter Coal Company

National Labor Relations Board v.Jones＆Laughlin Steel Corporation

Wickard v.Filburn

Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States

Katzenbach v.McClung

United States v.Lopez

Gonzales v.Raich

United States v.Butler

Steward Machine Company v.Davis

South Dakota v.Dole

South Carolina v.Katzenbach

City of Boerne v.Flores

CHAPTER 3 Constitutional Underpinnings of the Presidency

Introduction

Structural Aspects of the Presidency

Theories of Presidential Power

The Veto Power

Appointment and Removal Powers

The Power to Grant Pardons

Executive Privilege

Presidential Immunity

Foreign Policy and International Relations

War Powers

Conclusion

Key Terms

For Further Reading

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company v.Sawyer

Wiener v.United States

United States v.Nixon

Clinton v.Jones

United States v.Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation

Dames & Moore v.Regan

The Prize Cases

Korematsu v.United States

Hamdan v.Rumsfeld

United States v.U.S.District Court

CHAPTER 4 The Administrative State and the Complexities of Modern Governance

Introduction

The Delegation of Legislative Power

Additional Separation of Powers Concerns

Congressional Control of Administrative Actions

Presidential Control of the Bureaucracy

Judicial Oversight over the Administrative State

Agency Actions and Individual Rights

Conclusion

Key Terms

For Further Reading

J.W.Hampton & Company v.United States

Schechter Poultry Corporation v.United States

Bowsher v.Synar

Mistretta v.United States

Whitman v.American Trucking Associations

Immigration and Naturalization Service v.Chadha

Gonzales v.Oregon

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation v.Natural Resources Defense Council

Goldberg v.Kelly

Mathews v.Eldridge

CHAPTER 5 The Dynamics of the Federal System

Introduction

Development of the Federal System

Nation-Centered Federalism

The Resurgence of States' Rights

The Commerce Clause and State Regulatory Authority

State Taxing Power

Interstate Relations

Conclusion

Key Terms

For Further Reading

Chisholm v.Georgia

United States v.Darby

National League of Cities v.Usery

Garcia v.San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority

Printz v.United States

Tennessee v.Lane

Cooley v.Board of Port Wardens

Oregon Waste Systems v.Department of Environmental Quality

Granholm v.Heald

Appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America

Appendix B Chronology of Justices of the United States Supreme Court

Appendix C Supreme Court Justices by Appointing President,State Appointed from,and Political Party

Appendix D Glossary

Appendix E Internet Resources

Table of Cases

Index