Constitutional Law: Powers of Government
  2012 Syllabus
Professor Doug Linder
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.
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 6
POWERS OF CONGRESS TO ENFORCE 13TH, 14TH & 15TH AMENDMENTS
On the page POWERS OF CONGRESS TO ENFORCE THE 13TH, 14TH, AND 15TH AMENDMENTS,  read and be prepared to answer questions concerning the following cases: Rome v U. S., City of Boerne v Flores, U. S. v Morrison, and Tennessee v Lane.
SESSION 7
PRESIDENTIAL POWERS
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
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.
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
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 14
POLITICAL QUESTIONS
On the page CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON THE JUDICIAL POWER, read and be prepared to discuss the following cases: Baker v Carr, Powell v McCormack, Nixon v United States, and Vieth v Jubelirer. 
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 16
10TH & 11TH AMENDMENTS & STATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
On the page TENTH AMENDMENT LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL POWER, please read and be prepared to discuss the following cases: Garcia v San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York v United States, and Printz v United States.  On the page ELEVENTH AMENDMENT AND SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY, please read Seminole Tribe of Florida v Florida and Alden v Maine.
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 23
STATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NEW RESIDENTS
On the page RIGHT OF NEW STATE RESIDENTS TO EQUAL BENEFITS, please read and be prepared to discuss the following cases: Shapiro v Thompson, Zobel v Williams, and Saenz v Roe.
SESSION 24 
STATE REGULATION OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS
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. 
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?"
SESSION 26 
SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN: NINETEETH AMENDMENT
On the page WOMEN'S FIGHT FOR THE VOTE: THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT, please read and be prepared to discuss the following cases: Minor v Happersett and United States v Susan B. Anthony.
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.

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