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Features an examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This title covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing how the slavery question, although seldom overtly discussed in the debates.

A masterly introduction to the United States Constitution, this slim book leads the reader through a concise overview of the document's individual articles and amendments. With clear and accessible language, Currie then examines each of the three branches of the federal government and explains the relation between the federal and state governments. He analyzes those constitutional provisions that are designed to protect citizens from governmen...

In the most thorough examination to date, David P. Currie analyzes from a legal perspective the work of the first six congresses and of the executive branch during the Federalist era, with a view to its significance for constitutional interpretation. He concludes that the original understanding of the Constitution was forged not so much in the courts as in the legislative and executive branches, an argument of crucial importance for scholars i...

PrefaceAbbreviations and Shortened TitlesPart One: President Jefferson, 1801-18091. The Most Endangered Branch2. The Twelfth Amendment3. Housekeeping4. Expansion5. Enemies at Home and AbroadPart Two: Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams, 1809-18296. War7. Rumors of War8. States9. The American System10. More about Congressional Powers11. Ultimate QuestionsConclusionAppendix: The Constitution of the United StatesIndex

Currie's masterful synthesis of legal analysis and narrative history, gives us a sophisticated and much-needed evaluation of the Supreme Court's first hundred years. "A thorough, systematic, and careful assessment. . . . As a reference work for constitutional teachers, it is a gold mine."--Charles A. Lofgren, "Constitutional Commentary

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