Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution

The late Joseph F. Menez was professor of political science at Ball State University and an alumnus of Harvard University and the University of Notre Dame. John R. Vile is professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author or editor of numerous books on Political Science and Constitutional Law including Presidential Willerns and Losers: Words of Victory and Concession, The Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, and A Companion to the U.S. Constitution and Its Amendments.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 This is Our Supreme CourtPart 3 Article I-The Legislative BranchChapter 4 POWERSChapter 5 COMMERCEChapter 6 DELEGATION OFChapter 7 IMPLIED POWERSChapter 8 TAXING/SPENDING AND REGULATORY POWERSChapter 9 PRIVILEGES AND TERMS OF MEMBERSChapter 10 PRIVILEGES AND LIMITATIONSChapter 11 SEPARATION OF POWERS ISSUESChapter 12 TREATIES AND EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTSPart 13 Article III-The Judicial BranchChapter 14 IntroductionChapter 15 JUDICIAL JURISDICTION AND STANDINGPart 16 Articles IV And VI-FederalismChapter 17 IntroductionChapter 18 ELEVENTH AMENDMENT & SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY OF STATESChapter 19 JUDICIAL JURISDICTION OVER STATESChapter 20 LIMITS ON THE STATESChapter 21 LIMITS ON FEDERAL REGULATION OF STATESChapter 22 STATUS OF THE STATESChapter 23 TENTH AMENDMENT AND STATE POLICE POWERSPart 24 Article V-Constitutional Amending ProcessChapter 25 IntroductionChapter 26 THE AMENDING PROCESSChapter 27 Property RightsChapter 28 IntroductionChapter 29 CONTRACT CLAUSE (ARTICLE 1, SECTION 10)Chapter 30 DUE PROCESS (ECONOMIC) AND FREEDOM OF CONTRACT (5TH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS)Chapter 31 TAKINGS CLAUSE (5TH AMENDMENT)Part 32 The Bill Of Rights And Its Application To The StatesChapter 33 IntroductionChapter 34 INCORPORATIONPart 35 First Amendment-Religious RightsChapter 36 IntroductionChapter 37 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSEChapter 38 FREE EXERCISE CLAUSEPart 39 First Amendment-Political RightsChapter 40 IntroductionChapter 41 ASSOCIATION [IMPLIED], ASSEMBLY, & PETITIONChapter 42 PRESSChapter 43 SPEECHPart 44 Second, Third, & Fourth AmendmentsPart 45 Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, & Eighth AmendmentsChapter 46 DOUBLE JEOPARDY AND RIGHT TO CONFRONTATIONChapter 47 DUE PROCESSChapter 48 JURIESChapter 49 RIGHT TO COUNSELChapter 50 SELF INCRIMINATION & IMMUNITYChapter 51 CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTPart 52 Ninth Amendment, The Right To Privacy, And Unenumerated RightsChapter 53 IntroductionChapter 54 THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND OTHER ENUMERATED RIGHTSPart 55 Thirteenth And Fourteenth AmendmentsChapter 56 IntroductionChapter 57 ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF CONGRESSChapter 58 EQUAL PROTECTION & PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIESPart 59 Voting RightsChapter 60 IntroductionChapter 61 VOTING RIGHTSChapter 62 Members Of The United States Supreme CourtChapter 63 The Constitution Of The United StatesChapter 64 GlossaryChapter 65 Alphabetical List Of CasesChapter 66 Chronological List Of Cases