Constitutional law for the criminal justice professional

Content: Why is the Constitution So Important? --
Foundations of the Term "Constitution" --
Development of the Term --
The Constitution as a Paradigm --
A Brief History of the U.S. Constitution --
The Idea of a Constitution --
The English Charters --
The Colonial Charters --
Americans and the Revolution --
The New Government --
The Articles of Confederation --
The Post-War Rebellions --
The Early Conventions --
The Philadelphia Convention --
Preparing for the Convention --
The Beginning of the Convention --
The Virginia Plan --
The Pinckney Plan --
The Debates --
The Campaign for Ratification --
Adding the First Amendments --
Article III --
The Judiciary --
Organization of the Courts --
Creating the Federal System --
One Supreme Court --
The Inferior Courts --
Creation of the Courts --
Abolition of Courts --
Compensation of Judges --
Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction --
Bankruptcy Courts --
Judicial Power --
Characteristics and Attributes of Judicial Power --
"Shall Be Vested" --
Getting into Federal Court --
Choosing between State and Federal Court --
The Power of Contempt --
Sanctions Other Than Contempt --
Power to Issue Writs: The Act of 1789 --
Habeas Corpus: Congressional and Judicial Control --
Habeas Corpus: The Process of the Writ --
Judicial Review --
The Establishment of Judicial Review --
Marbury v. Madison --
Judicial Review and National Supremacy --
Limitations on the Exercise of Judicial Review --
Constitutional Interpretation --
The Doctrine of "Strict Necessity" --
Presumption of Constitutionality.