Clyde H. Ray is a Philadelphia-based writer and scholar of political theory.

"…Ray explores matters with clarity and sophistication." — CHOICE"Ray's deep analysis shows how Chief Justice John Marshall's constitutional thought can inform our thinking today about issues of legitimacy, federalism, and national identity." — Frank Colucci, Purdue University Northwest

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: John Marshall and the Constitution1. John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and the Construction of Constitutional Legitimacy2. John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, and the Concept of Constitutional Sovereignty3. John Marshall, Ogden v. Saunders, and the Character of Constitutional Liberty4. The Native American Trilogy and the Idea of Constitutional NationalismSummation: The Legacy of Marshall’s ConstitutionalismNotesBibliographyIndex

Clyde H. Ray is a Philadelphia-based writer and scholar of political theory.

"…Ray explores matters with clarity and sophistication." — CHOICE"Ray's deep analysis shows how Chief Justice John Marshall's constitutional thought can inform our thinking today about issues of legitimacy, federalism, and national identity." — Frank Colucci, Purdue University Northwest

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: John Marshall and the Constitution1. John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and the Construction of Constitutional Legitimacy2. John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, and the Concept of Constitutional Sovereignty3. John Marshall, Ogden v. Saunders, and the Character of Constitutional Liberty4. The Native American Trilogy and the Idea of Constitutional NationalismSummation: The Legacy of Marshall’s ConstitutionalismNotesBibliographyIndex

Clyde H. Ray is a Philadelphia-based writer and scholar of political theory.

"…Ray explores matters with clarity and sophistication." — CHOICE"Ray's deep analysis shows how Chief Justice John Marshall's constitutional thought can inform our thinking today about issues of legitimacy, federalism, and national identity." — Frank Colucci, Purdue University Northwest

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: John Marshall and the Constitution1. John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, and the Construction of Constitutional Legitimacy2. John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, and the Concept of Constitutional Sovereignty3. John Marshall, Ogden v. Saunders, and the Character of Constitutional Liberty4. The Native American Trilogy and the Idea of Constitutional NationalismSummation: The Legacy of Marshall’s ConstitutionalismNotesBibliographyIndex