Essential Supreme Court decisions summaries of leading cases in US constitutional law

Rev. ed. of: Summaries of leading cases on the Constitution / Joseph F. Menez and John R. Vile. 14th ed. 2004.

Includes index.

Article I : the legislative branch -- Article II : the executive branch -- Articles I and II : distinct, yet overlapping powers -- Article III : the judicial branch -- Articles IV and VI : federalism -- Articles V and VII : constitutional amending process and ratification of the Constitution -- Property rights -- The Bill of Rights and its application to the states -- First Amendment : religious rights -- First Amendment : political rights -- Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments -- Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments -- Ninth Amendment, right to privacy, and other unenumerated rights -- Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments -- Voting rights.