The living constitution -- Understanding the Supreme Court : institutional authority -- The judiciary -- The legislature -- The executive -- Federalism -- The commerce power -- The power to tax and spend -- The contract clause -- Economic substantive due process -- The takings clause -- Religion : exercise and establishment -- Freedom of speech, assembly, and association -- Freedom of the press -- The right to keep and bear arms -- The right to privacy -- The rights of the criminally accused -- Investigations and evidence -- Attorneys, trials, and punishments -- Discrimination -- Voting and representation.