American Constitutional Law

Alpheus Thomas Mason (late) was McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus at Princeton University. Donald Grier Stephenson, Jr. is Charles A. Dana Professor of Government at Franklin & Marshall College.

Preface

Introduction: A Political Supreme Court

1. Jurisdiction and Organization of the Federal Courts

2. The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review

3. Congress and the President

4. Federalism

5. The Electoral Process

6. The Commerce Clause

7. National Taxing and Spending Power

8. Property Rights and the Development of Due Process

9. The Bill of Rights

10. Criminal Justice

11. Freedom of Expression

12. Religious Liberty

13. Privacy

14. Equal Protection of the Laws

15. Security and Freedom in Wartime

Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States Of America

Appendix B: Justices of the Supreme Court

Appendix C: Presidents and Justices

Appendix D: American Constitutional Development as Reflected in a Chronology of Cases Reprinted in This Book

Glossary

Index of Cases

Index of Subjects and Names