The American Presidency

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.03.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview & Rationale
  2. Constitutional Powers
  3. Marbury v. Madison: The Explicit Rise of Judicial Review
  4. Jackson- Presidential Reactions
  5. Lincoln
  6. Franklin Roosevelt
  7. Conclusion and Final Thoughts
  8. Objectives
  9. Teaching Strategies
  10. Teacher Activities
  11. Reading List for Students
  12. Appendix: Standards
  13. Bibliography
  14. Endnotes

Judges, Presidents, and the People: Who Should Interpret the Constitution?

Daniel Holder

Published September 2012

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Bibliography

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Brest, Paul, Sanford Levinson, Jack Balkin, Reva Siegel, & Akhil Reed Amar, Process of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials. 4 th ed. New York: Aspen Pub., 2004.

Brutus, no. 11, January 31, 1788. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s19.html

?. No. 12, February 14, 1788. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s20.html

?. No. 15, March 20, 1788. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s22.html

Burt, Robert. The Constitution in Conflict. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1992.

Chemerinsky, Erwin. Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, 3rd ed. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2006.

Constitution of the United States. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Ellsworth, Oliver. Connecticut Ratifying Convention, January 7, 1788.

Finkelman, Paul. Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford Books, 1997.

The Founders' Constitution. Website ed. Volume 4, Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1, Documents 1-35. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a3_2_1.html

Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist no. 87, June 14, 1788. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch17s24.html.

Jackson, Andrew. "Veto Message Regarding the Bank of the United States." July 10, 1832. Retrieved from: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/ajveto01.asp

Kramer, Larry. The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

?. "Marbury and the Retreat from Judicial Supremacy." Constitutional Commentary 20, 2003.

Locke, John, and Peter Laslett. Two Treatises of Government. Student ed. Cambridge England: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Moeller, Kelly, "Obama Interview Excerpt: Reaching Across the Aisle," ABC New Blogs: Political Punch, June 16, 2008. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/06/obama-interview/

Madison, James. Federalist, no. 37, Jan. 1788. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s14.html

Roosevelt, Franklin. "Fireside Chat on Reorganization of Judiciary." March 9, 1937. http://www.mhric.org/fdr/chat9.html

Rosen, Jeffrey. The Most Democratic Branch: How the Courts Serve America. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Rossiter, Clinton. The American Presidency. 2d ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1960.

Sullivan, Kathleen M., and Gerald Gunther. Constitutional Law. 16th ed. New York: Foundation Press, 2007.

Supreme Court of the United States. 5 U.S. 137. Marbury v. Madison. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0005_0137_ZS.html

"Time to Change Congress? Do Your Lawmakers represent All Americans, Or is it Time to Change Congress?" http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/time-change-congress.

Wilson, James. Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention. December 7, 1787. In Founders' Constitution. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s11.html

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