US constitution syllabus

1.  This course will deal with the fundamental principles upon which
the American republic is conducted.
 It will examine the working of the Executive, Legislative and the
Judicial Branches of the US Constitution.
 The historical background will include the developments from
Articles of Confederation to the framing of the Constitution in the
Constitutional Convention of 1789.
 The course will especially cover the topics of
 Federalism
 Cooperative Federalism
 Horizontal Federalism,
 Separation of powers,
 Checks and balances the power of judicial review.
 Constitutional Construction,
 Exclusive Powers,
 Implied Powers an
 Inherent Powers.
 The Course will also include the first ten amendments to the US
Constitution known as ‘Bills of Rights.
 Important political philosophies such as ‘
 Himaltoniansim,
 Jefforsonianism
 The leading cases
Recommended Reading:
1. Cooke, Jacob E. (ed.) Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay.
THE FEDERALIST. Middletown. Wesleyan: University Press, 1961.
2. Lockhort,, William B. et al. The American constitution: cases, comments,
Questions, 6th edn. St. Paul: West, 1986.35
3. Stone, Seidman, Sunstein and Tushnet. Constitutional Law 2nd
edn, Boston:
Little, Brown and Company, 1991.
4. Rienow, Robert. Introduction to Government, 3rd re. edn. New York: Knopf, 1964.
5. The Federalist Papers. Toronto: Bantam Books. 1982.
6. Whe are, KC. Federal Government, 4th edn. London: OUP,1963.
Leading Cases:
1. Coleman v. Miller 307 US 433 (1939)
2. Eakin v. Raub 12 S&R 330 (1825)
3. Marbury v. Madison 1 Cranch 137 (1803)
Subject: US Constitution
Standard: LL.B 4th
semester
Topic: introduction to US Constitution syllabus
MUNIR HUSSAIN KTK
Lecturer
UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE
QUETTA
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