This course will explore the idea of limited government, how this results in an argument for a constitution and how it differs from other political systems. Then we will discuss the realities of the American system and try to evaluate how constitutional it may really be.
Suggested Reading: “Judicial Review as American Democracy,” in Democracy in America: Sardonic Speculations: Three Essays and a Postscript on Equal Opportunity, Paul N. Goldstene (available at Avid Reader); Nine Men: A Political History of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1790 to 1955, Fred Rodell; and Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court, James MacGregor Burns.