Sources in American Constitutional History (eBook)

Michael Les Benedict is a prominent American historian who taught at Ohio State University from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.

PrefaceIntroduction Chapter 1: English Origins of American ConstitutionalismChapter 2: Colonial Origins of American ConstitutionalismChapter 3: The American RevolutionChapter 4: Establishing New State and Federal ConstitutionsChapter 5: Constitutional Issues in the Early RepublicChapter 6: Judicial Review, Nationalism, and State SovereigntyChapter 7: Jacksonian Democracy and State RightsChapter 8: Slavery and the ConstitutionChapter 9: The Constitution and the Civil WarChapter 10: Reconstruction and the ConstitutionChapter 11: The Industrial State, Laissez-Faire, Constitutionalism, and State RightsChapter 12: The Progressive EraChapter 13: Conservative Constitutionalism in the 1920sChapter 14: The New Deal and the ConstitutionChapter 15: Liberal ConstitutionalismChapter 16: Liberal Constitutionalism and EqualityChapter 17: Curbing Presidential PowerChapter 18: The Revival of Constitutional ConservatismChapter 19: The Supreme Court and Conservative Constitutionalism Civil Liberties Chapter 20: The Erosion of Constitutional ComityChapter 21: The Conservative Court, the Constitution, and Judicial SupremacyChapter 22: Presidentialism and the Security StateChapter 23: Constitution WarsAppendixThe Constitution of the United States of AmericaTable of Cases Index About the Editor