Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2025
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Public Policy Leadership
First Advisor
Julia Welch
Second Advisor
Matthew Bailey
Third Advisor
Joshua Hendrickson
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Over time the United States’ administrative state has evolved into something that is quite unrecognizable from its inception in the early years of the nation. This essay will provide an account of the founding of the United States Constitution while recognizing the intent and design of the framers of the Constitution. In juxtapositioning this account with the current state of administrative agencies, questions over the constitutionality of such agencies will be posed. To answer these questions, an overview of the history of administrative agencies in the United States will be given alongside accompanying and significant Supreme Court Cases. This overview is to provide readers with a greater perspective and appreciation of how administrative agencies have evolved as well as the Supreme Court’s stance on them. Finally, two ideologies for interpreting the Constitution will be defined and applied to the current state of administrative agencies as well as previous Supreme Court rulings in an effort to determine the constitutionality of said agencies.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Buchanan Albert, "Differing Judicial Perspectives: A Look into the Evolution and Constitutionality of the United States' Administrative State" (2025). Honors Theses. 3277.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3277
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