Power Point Lectures
Constitutional Law and Politics
Summer 2016
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Unit 1: Legal Research and Courts
| Lecture 1- Legal Research |
| Lecture 2- The Court System |
Unit 2: The Judiciary
| Lecture 3- The Judiciary (Judicial Review) |
| Lecture 4- The Judiciary (Constraints) |
Unit 3: The Legislature
| Lecture 5- The Legislature (Internal Affairs) |
| Lecture 6- The Legislature (Necessary and Proper Clause) |
| Lecture 7- The Legislature (Oversight) |
| Lecture 8- The Legislature (Amendment Enforcement) |
Unit 4: The Executive
| Lecture 9: The Executive (Overview and Structure) |
| Lecture 10: The Executive (Execution and Veto Power) |
| Lecture 11: The Executive (Appointments) |
| Lecture 12: The Executive (Removal and Executive Privilege) |
| Lecture 13: The Executive (Presidential Immunity) |
| Lecture 14: The Executive (Pardon Power and Foreign Policy) |
Unit 5: Separation of Powers
| Lecture 15: Separation of Powers (Overview and Domestic Affairs) |
| Lecture 16: Separation of Powers (Civil War to World War I) |
| Lecture 17: Separation of Powers (Korean War and Mideast Policy) |
| Lecture 18: Separation of Powers (Post 9/11 War on Terror) |
Unit 6: Federalism
| Lecture 19: Federalism (Overview; Marshall and Taney Courts) |
| Lecture 20: Federalism (Reconstruction to the Burger Court) |
| Lecture 21: Federalism (Rehnquist and Roberts Courts) |
| Lecture 22: Federalism (Sovereign Immunity) |
| Lecture 23: Federalism (Preemption) |
Unit 7: Commerce Clause
| Lecture 24: Commerce Clause (Overview and Foundations) |
| Lecture 25: Commerce Clause (Industrial Revolution I) |
| Lecture 26: Commerce Clause (Industrial Revolution II) |
| Lecture 27: Commerce Clause (New Deal I) |
| Lecture 28: Commerce Clause (New Deal II) |
| Lecture 29: Commerce Clause (Expansive Era) |
| Lecture 30: Commerce Clause (Republican Court Era I) |
| Lecture 31: Commerce Clause (Republican Court Era II) |
| Lecture 32: Commerce Clause (State Power I) |
| Lecture 33: Commerce Power (State Power II) |
Unit 8: Taxation and Spending Powers
| Lecture 34: Taxation and Spending Powers (Authority and Export Taxation) |
| Lecture 35: Taxation and Spending Powers (Intergovernmental Immunity and Regulatory Power) |
| Lecture 36: Taxation and Spending Powers (New Deal Era) |
| Lecture 37: Taxation and Spending Powers (Republican Court Era) |
| Lecture 38: Taxation and Spending Powers (State Restrictions) |
Unit 9: Contract Clause
| Lecture 39: Contract Clause (Framers and Marshall Court) |
| Lecture 40: Contract Clause (Taney Court to New Deal) |
| Lecture 41: Contract Clause (Modern Applications) |
Unit 10: Economic Substantive Due Process
| Lecture 42: Economic Substantive Due Process (Development and Initial Interpretation) |
| Lecture 43: Economic Substantive Due Process (Development and Opening of New Window) |
| Lecture 44: Economic Substantive Due Process (Court as a Roller Coaster) |
| Lecture 45: Economic Substantive Due Process (Heyday of Doctrine) |
| Lecture 46: Economic Substantive Due Process (New Deal Era and Decline) |
Unit 11: Substantive Due Process
| Lecture 47: Substantive Due Process (Modern Relevance) |
