Lee J. Epstein & Kevin T. McGuire 
Constitutional Law for a Changing America 
Institutional Powers and Constraints

Political factors influence judicial decisions. Arguments and input from lawyers and interest groups, the ebb and flow of public opinion, and especially the ideological and behavioral inclinations of the justices all combine to influence the development of constitutional doctrine. The Eleventh Edition of
Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints draws on political science as well as legal studies to analyze and excerpt landmark cases, including key opinions handed down through 2021.



This book is
ideal for Constitutional Law courses in the two-semester sequence that covers powers and constraints. For courses that cover both rights and liberties and the separation of powers in one semester, see

Tabla de materias

PART I • THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

CHAPTER 1 • Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court

PART II • INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 2 • The Judiciary

CHAPTER 3 • The Legislature

CHAPTER 4 • The Executive

CHAPTER 5 • Interbranch Interactions

PART III • NATION-STATE RELATIONS

CHAPTER 6 • Federalism

CHAPTER 7 • The Commerce Power

CHAPTER 8 • The Power to Tax and Spend

PART IV • ECONOMIC LIBERTIES

CHAPTER 9 • The Contract Clause

CHAPTER 10 • Economic Substantive Due Process

CHAPTER 11 • The Takings Clause

Sobre el autor

Thomas G. Walker (Ph D, University of Kentucky) is the Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus at Emory University, where he won several teaching awards for his courses on constitutional law and the judicial process. His book A Court Divided, written with Deborah J. Barrow, won the prestigious V. O. Key Award for the best book on Southern politics. He is the author of Eligible for Execution and coauthor of The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments, 7th Edition, with Lee Epstein, Jeffrey A. Segal, and Harold J. Spaeth.