02474nam 22006254a 450 991045848850332120200520144314.01-280-84481-70-19-534660-21-4294-3864-9(CKB)1000000000402636(EBL)273052(OCoLC)607916407(SSID)ssj0000205786(PQKBManifestationID)11200928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205786(PQKBWorkID)10193134(PQKB)11227117(MiAaPQ)EBC273052(Au-PeEL)EBL273052(CaPaEBR)ebr10160636(CaONFJC)MIL84481(EXLCZ)99100000000040263620051228d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe most democratic branch[electronic resource] how the courts serve America /Jeffrey RosenOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (257 p.)The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Institutions of American democracyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-517443-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index.The most democratic branch -- Cautionary tales -- Race -- Love and death -- Politics -- Civil liberties -- Constitutional futurology, or what are courts good for?Many critics attack federal judges as activists out of step with the mainstream of American thought. Others argue that judges should place principle before the views of the people. This book disagrees with both assertions, stating that contrary to what interest groups claim, the federal courts by and large reflect the opinions of the mainstream.Institutions of American democracy series.Political questions and judicial powerUnited StatesCourtsUnited StatesJudgesUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Political questions and judicial powerCourtsJudgesHistory.347.73/26Rosen Jeffrey1964-950126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458488503321The most democratic branch2148114UNINA