SESSION 1
INTRODUCTION |
Please read materials on INTRODUCTION
TO CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II. Read Articles I through III
of
the Constitution. Be ready to discuss constitutional
interpretation
and the role of politics in Supreme Court decision-making. |
SESSION 2
POWERS OF CONGRESS |
Please read materials on THE
NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE. Read and be prepared to answer
questions concerning the following cases: McCullough v Maryland, U. S.
v Gettysburg Electric Co., and U. S. v Comstock.
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SESSION 3
COMMERCE
POWER OF CONGRESS |
On the page FEDERAL
COMMERCE POWER, read and be prepared to answer
questions
concerning the following cases: Gibbons v Ogden, Houston E.
& W. Railway v U. S., Wickard v Filburn, and Gonzales v
Raich. In addition, skim and be familiar with the holding and
approach used by the Court in U. S. v E. C.
Knight, Hammer v Daggenhart, N.L. R. B. v
Jones, U.
S.
v Darby. |
SESSION 4
COMMERCE POWER OF CONGRESS |
On the page FEDERAL
COMMERCE POWER, read and be prepared to answer
questions
concerning the following cases: Heart of Atlanta Motel v U. S.,
Katzenbach
v McClung, U. S. v Lopez, and U. S. v Morrison. |
SESSION 5
TAXING, SPENDING, & PROPERTY POWERS OF
CONGRESS |
On the page FEDERAL
POWERS TO TAX AND TO SPEND, read and be prepared to answer
questions
concerning the following cases: U. S. v Kahriger, South Dakota v
Dole, and Kleppe v
New
Mexico. In addition, skim Bailey v Drexel Furniture,
Steward
Machine v Davis, |
SESSION 7
PRESIDENTIAL POWERS
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On the page PRESIDENTIAL
POWERS: AN INTRODUCTION, read and be prepared to discuss the
following cases:
Youngstown
Sheet & Tube v Sawyer, Dames & Moore v Regan, and New York
Times v
U. S. |
SESSION 8
SEPARATION OF POWERS
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On the page SEPARATION
OF POWERS, read and be prepared to discuss the following cases:
INS v Chadha,
Bowsher v Synar, and Morrison
v Olson. In addition, skim Mistretta v U. S.
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SESSION 9
SEPARATION OF POWERS |
On the page SEPARATION
OF POWERS, read and be prepared to discuss the following cases:
United States v Nixon, Clinton v Jones,
Hutchinson
v Proxmire and Ex Parte McCardle. |
SESSIONS 10 & 11
WAR POWERS |
On the page WAR
AND TREATY POWERS, read and be prepared to discuss the following
cases:
Ex Parte Milligan, Ex Parte Quirin, Hamdi v Rumsfield, Hamilton v
Kentucky Distilleries, Hamdan v Rumsfield, and Boumediene v Bush. |
SESSION 12
LIMITS ON THE JUDICIAL POWER: STANDING
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On the page CONSTITUTIONAL
LIMITATIONS ON THE JUDICIAL POWER, read and be prepared to discuss
the following cases relating to standing: Flast v Cohen, Sierra
Club
v Morton, United States v SCRAP, Lujan v Defenders of
Wildlife, Massachusetts v EPA, and City of Los Angeles v Lyons. |
SESSION 13
STATE GROUNDS, MOOTNESS, RIPENESS |
On the page CONSTITUTIONAL
LIMITATIONS ON THE JUDICIAL POWER, read and be prepared to discuss
the following cases: Michigan v Long, Roe v Wade, DeFunis v Odegaard,
Poe
v Ullman, and Epperson v Arkansas. |
SESSION 15
SUPREMACY CLAUSE & FEDERAL PREEMPTION |
On the page THE
SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND FEDERAL PREEMPTION, please read and be
prepared
to discuss the following cases: Silkwood v Kerr-McGee Corporation,
Cipollone
v Liggett Group, and American Insurance Ass'n v Garamendi. |
SESSION 17
DORMANT COMMERCE CLAUSE |
On the page COMMERCE
CLAUSE LIMITATIONS ON STATE REGULATION, please read and be
prepared
to discuss the following cases: Cooley v Board of Wardens, Baldwin v G.
A. F. Seelig Inc., H. P. Hood & Sons v Du Mond, Edwards v
California,
and Philadelphia v New Jersey. |
SESSION 18
DORMANT COMMERCE CLAUSE |
On the page COMMERCE
CLAUSE LIMITATIONS ON STATE REGULATION, please read and be
prepared
to discuss the following cases: Hughes v Oklahoma, Maine v Taylor, Dean
Milk Co. v Madison, Hunt v Washington State Apple Advertising
Commission, and Granholm v Heald/Swedenburg v Kelly. |
SESSIONS 19 & 20
DORMANT COMMERCE CLAUSE |
On the page COMMERCE
CLAUSE LIMITATIONS ON STATE REGULATION, please read and be
prepared
to discuss the following cases: Southern Pacific Co. v Arizona, Raymond
Motor Transportation v Rice, and United Haulers v
Oneida-Herkimer, Reeves v
Stake, and South-Central Timber
Development
v Wunnicke. |
SESSION 21
INTERSTATE TAXATION & THE COMMERCE CLAUSE |
On the page
INTERSTATE TAXATION AND THE COMMERCE CLAUSE, please read and be
prepared
to discuss the following cases: Commonwealth Edison v Montana, Quill
Corp.
v North Dakota, and Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v Jefferson Lines. |
SESSION 22
STATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-RESIDENTS |
On the page STATE
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-RESIDENTS, please read and be prepared
to
discuss the following cases: Baldwin v Montana Fish and Game Comm'n,
Hicklin
v Orbeck, and Supreme Court of New Hamphsire v Piper. |
SESSION 24
STATE REGULATION OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS
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On the page STATE
REGULATION OF ELECTIONS, please read and be prepared to
discuss
the following cases:
U. S. Term Limits v Thorton, Cook v
Gralike, and Crawford v Marion County Election Board.
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SESSION 25
ARTICLE V: AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION |
On the page ARTICLE
V: AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION, please read and be prepared to
discuss
the following cases: National Prohibition Cases, Hawke v Smith, LaRue v
California, and 44 Liquormart, Inc. v Rhode Island. Also read my
essay, "What in the Constitution Cannot Be Amended?" |
REVIEW |
Please read and be prepared to discuss the SAMPLE
EXAM QUESTIONS included on this website. Also, come to class
with any
questions concerning the subject matter of this course. |
CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW II HOMEPAGE
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