LEADER 02474nam 22006254a 450 001 9910458488503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-84481-7 010 $a0-19-534660-2 010 $a1-4294-3864-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000402636 035 $a(EBL)273052 035 $a(OCoLC)607916407 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205786 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200928 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205786 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10193134 035 $a(PQKB)11227117 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273052 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL273052 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160636 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84481 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000402636 100 $a20051228d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe most democratic branch$b[electronic resource] $ehow the courts serve America /$fJeffrey Rosen 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aThe Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Institutions of American democracy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-517443-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index. 327 $aThe most democratic branch -- Cautionary tales -- Race -- Love and death -- Politics -- Civil liberties -- Constitutional futurology, or what are courts good for? 330 $aMany critics attack federal judges as activists out of step with the mainstream of American thought. Others argue that judges should place principle before the views of the people. This book disagrees with both assertions, stating that contrary to what interest groups claim, the federal courts by and large reflect the opinions of the mainstream. 410 0$aInstitutions of American democracy series. 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zUnited States 606 $aCourts$zUnited States 606 $aJudges$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aCourts 615 0$aJudges$xHistory. 676 $a347.73/26 700 $aRosen$b Jeffrey$f1964-$0950126 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458488503321 996 $aThe most democratic branch$92148114 997 $aUNINA