02883nam 2200757Ia 450 991096344930332120200520144314.09780674034464067403446510.4159/9780674034464(CKB)2440000000013090(StDuBDS)AH23050678(SSID)ssj0000129218(PQKBManifestationID)12000063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129218(PQKBWorkID)10078174(PQKB)10660997(SSID)ssj0000483518(PQKBManifestationID)11317895(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483518(PQKBWorkID)10529500(PQKB)11503077(Au-PeEL)EBL3300326(CaPaEBR)ebr10314339(OCoLC)923110491(DE-B1597)574653(DE-B1597)9780674034464(MiAaPQ)EBC3300326(OCoLC)1257325009(Perlego)1148385(EXLCZ)99244000000001309020010313d2001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrConstitutional self-government /Christopher L. Eisgruber1st ed.Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press20011 online resource (272 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674006089 0674006089 9780674025400 0674025407 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-251) and index.Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Democratic Functions of Inflexible Constitutions -- 2 Judicial Review and Democratic Legitimacy -- 3 Judicial Review and Democratic Flourishing -- 4 Text and History in Hard Cases -- 5 Liberty, Strategy, and Tradition -- 6 Judicial Maintenance of Political Institutions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- IndexThe author focuses directly on the Constitution's seemingly undemocratic features. He argues that constitutionalism is best regarded not as a constraint upon self-government, but as a crucial ingredient in a complex, non-majoritarian form of democracy.Judicial reviewUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesLegislative powerUnited StatesDemocracyJudicial reviewRepresentative government and representationLegislative powerDemocracy.342.7302Eisgruber Christopher L1031226MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963449303321Constitutional self-government4357360UNINA