Constitutional law outline

Constitution is a delegation of power from the people enumerating the government’s powers and the limitations on those powers a) Authorization examples: Article I, §8 b) Limitation examples: Amendment I 2

Constitutions are Written in General Terms: General Terms are used in the Constitution to avoid the problem of statutory specificity

Constitutions are not be interpreted like it’s a statute

It should be interpreted as the law to establish the broad outlines of government power and structure

This enables it to be flexible and long-lived