HarperCollins College Outlines are the study guides of choice for students coast to coast. Designed to supplement any textbook assigned, each College Outline is a meticulously researched compendium of the vast knowledge of numerous scholars, reflecting the most up-to-date rigorous scholarship in each field. With striking four-color art, the seires is formatted to appeal to contemporary student tastes, with user-friendly organization and an accessible narrative outline format, aThis volume features: The Origins of the Constitution; Democracy and the Constitutional System; The Supreme Court and the Constitution; The Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; The Relationship Between the State and Federal Judicial Systems; Legal Rights and Entitlements; The Selection of Justices; Chronology of Events in U.S. Constitutional History; Supreme Court Decisions; The Powers of Congress; The Presidency; The States; First Amendment Freedoms; The Bill of Rights; The Right to Privacy; Discrimination; Citizenship and Voting; The Organization of the Federal Courts; Supreme Court Justices since 1789; Unconfirmed and Declining Supreme Court Nominees; Virginia Bill of Rights; Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; Constitution of the United States.