The Supreme Court and Responsible Government: 1864–1930

In the second of three articles—which covers the intermediate period between the Civil War and the Great Depression—America's most noted jurist, Roscoe Pound, analyzes the continued development of a responsible government of law as controlled by the Supreme Court. I. Introduction II. Post–Civil War Period III. Security of Transactions IV. Balance between State and Nation V. Civil Rights Cases VI. The General Police Power under the Commerce Clause VII. Conclusion