General Constitutional Framework
What is the role of a constitution in a democratic society?
What are the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution?
How is the Constitution changed, and why is the process of amendment important?
What is the doctrine of separation of powers and why is it significant?
Describe the system of checks and balances between the three organs of government.
Federalism and State Powers
What does the Tenth Amendment mean?
How does the Supremacy Clause alter the relationship between federal and state law?
What is the scope of Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause?
How does the Necessary and Proper Clause extend federal legislative authority?
What are the limitations on state power under the Dormant Commerce Clause?
Judicial Review and Interpretation
What is the importance of Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
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What are the various approaches to constitutional interpretation (e.g., originalism, textualism, living constitution)?
What is the political question doctrine, and when does it apply?
What role does the judiciary play in declaring laws unconstitutional?
How did judicial review transform constitutional law?
Individual Rights and Liberties
What does the First Amendment’s First Amendment protection of free speech mean?
What has the Equal Protection Clause been used to stop?
What is the difference between substantive due process and procedural due process?
State the significance of Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
What is the doctrine of incorporation, and how has it been implemented via the Fourteenth Amendment?
Landmark Cases and Precedents
What are the constitutional implications of Roe v. Wade (1973) and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022)?
How did United States v. Lopez (1995) rewrite Congress’s Commerce Clause authority?
What does it mean to have a victory for the campaign finance laws in Citizens United v. FEC (2010)?
How did Miranda v. Arizona (1966) expand Fifth Amendment protections?
What does Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) mean for same-sex marriage rights?
These questions give law students a comprehensive overview of the foundational principles of constitutional law, judicial doctrines, and significant case law.
