The US Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority, livre ebook

This book explores the US Supreme Court's impact on the constitutional development of the federal government from the founding era forward. The author's research is based on an original database of several hundred landmark decisions compiled from constitutional law casebooks and treatises published between 1822 and 2010. By rigorously and systematically interpreting these decisions, he determines the extent to which the court advanced and consolidated national governing authority. The result is a portrait of how the high court, regardless of constitutional issue and ideology, persistently expanded the reach and scope of the federal government.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Conceptualizing Supreme Court Power
2. Discerning Incremental Changes in Constitutional Development
3. Strengths of the Early American State, 1789–1864
4. Building a Modern National Government, 1865–1932
5. Legal Developments in the Modern American State, 1933–1997
6. Comprehending Supreme Court Influence
Appendix 1 Coding Decisions
Appendix 2 List of Cases in the Data
Appendix 3 List of Constitutional Casebooks Used for Data Collection
Appendix 4 Characteristics of Constitutional Expansion
Notes
References
Index