LEADER 03422nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910826987703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-19426-1 010 $a0-511-69992-1 010 $a0-511-64781-6 010 $a9786612393853 010 $a1-282-39385-5 010 $a0-511-80520-9 010 $a0-511-65189-9 010 $a0-511-63277-0 010 $a0-511-63156-1 010 $a0-511-63397-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000804268 035 $a(EBL)461156 035 $a(OCoLC)609845787 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336749 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11280399 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336749 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10286805 035 $a(PQKB)10956235 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511805202 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC461156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL461156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349768 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL239385 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000804268 100 $a20090319d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDirect democracy and the courts /$fKenneth P. Miller 210 $aCambridge ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-74771-6 311 $a0-521-76564-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: A clash of rising powers -- The quest for majority rule -- The epic debate -- Direct democracy gathers force -- Countering the majority -- The counter-majoritarian power -- The courts at work -- Conflicts over rights -- Conflicts over powers -- The majority strikes back -- The people's check on the courts -- Conclusion: A new Constitutional equilibrium -- Appendix. Post-election initiative Invalidations. 330 $aWho should have the last word on fundamental policy issues? This book analyzes the rise of two contenders - the people, through direct democracy, and the courts. Now available in nearly half the states, direct democracy has surged in recent decades. Through ballot measures, voters have slashed taxes, mandated government spending, imposed term limits on elected officials, enacted campaign finance reform, barred affirmative action, banned same-sex marriage, and adopted many other controversial laws. In several states, citizens now bypass legislatures to make the most important policy decisions. However, the 'people's rule' is not absolute. This book demonstrates that courts have used an expanding power of judicial review to invalidate citizen-enacted laws at remarkably high rates. The resulting conflict between the people and the courts threatens to produce a popular backlash against judges and raises profound questions about the proper scope of popular sovereignty and judicial power in a constitutional system. 606 $aDirect democracy$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial review$zUnited States 615 0$aDirect democracy 615 0$aJudicial review 676 $a328.273 700 $aMiller$b Kenneth P$08396 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826987703321 996 $aDirect democracy and the courts$94068619 997 $aUNINA