List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Conceptualizing Supreme Court Power
2. Discerning Incremental Changes in Constitutional Development
3. Strengths of the Early American State, 1789-1864
4. Building a Modern National Government, 1865-1932
5. Legal Developments in the Modern American State, 1933-1997
6. Comprehending Supreme Court Influence
Appendix 1 Coding Decisions
Appendix 2 List of Cases in the Data
Appendix 3 List of Constitutional Casebooks Used for Data Collection
Appendix 4 Characteristics of Constitutional Expansion
Notes
References
Index

Michael A. Dichio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fort Lewis College.