The Cambridge Companion to the United States Constitution

Karen Orren is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles. Her previous books include Belated Feudalism (Cambridge, 1992) and The Search for American Political Development (Cambridge, 2004), with Stephen Skowronek. Her most recent book is The Policy State (2017). John W. Compton is Associate Professor of Political Science at Chapman University, California. He is the author of The Evangelical Origins of the Living Constitution (2014).

• Introduction Karen Orren and John Compton; Part I. Principles: 1. A lighter touch: American constitutional principles in comparative perspective Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn; 2. Understanding due process Donald A. Dripps; 3. Civil liberties and the dual legacy of the founding John W. Compton; 4. Political representation and the US Constitution Andrew Rehfeld; 5. Equality Ken I. Kersch; Part II. Structure: 6. Causes of action for enforcing the Constitution Ann Woolhandler and Michael G. Collins; 7. Federalism Barry Cushman; 8. Separation of powers Mark A. Graber; 9. Executive power and national security power Andrew Kent and Julian Davis Mortenson; 10. The Constitution and the administrative state Edward L. Rubin; Part III. Actions: 11. Constitutional judgment Howard Schweber; 12. Suits against officeholders James E. Pfander; 13. Habeas corpus Amanda L. Tyler; 14. Implementation and impact: the courts, the Constitution, and public policy John I. Hanley and Gordon Silverstein; 15. Constitutional law and social change: mapping pathways of influence Tomiko Brown-Nagin; 16. Balancing privacy and national security: a rule of lenity for national security surveillance law Orin S. Kerr.