The Second Edition of this Constitutional Law study-aid continues to offer complete coverage as part of a two-volume set. Along with its companion volume -- Individual Rights -- these two ancillary texts compose a foundation in the doctrines and methods of Constitutional Law, and motivate students to think about the larger issues of Consitutional Law with depth and perception. Features of this study aid include: an expert author team with over 40 years combined experience straightforward material that is not overly simplistic a problem-oriented guide that takes students through the principal doctrines of Constitutional Law that are covered in a typical course hands-on sections that explain legal concepts and principles, followed by examples and analyses that illustrate how to apply these concepts and principles in hypothetical situations organization that parallels the major casebooks What's NEW in the Second Edition? discussions of all major Supreme Court decisions through the end of the 1999-2000 term updated problems and changes based upon major rulings by the Supreme Court a detailed index keyed to pages rather than to sections for easier access by students