The democratic constitution / / Neal Devins and Louis Fisher
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| Autore: |
Devins Neal
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| Titolo: |
The democratic constitution / / Neal Devins and Louis Fisher
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 342.7302 |
| Soggetto topico: | Constitutional law - United States |
| Pressure groups - United States | |
| Judicial process - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government |
| Persona (resp. second.): | FisherLouis |
| Note generali: | Includes indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; The Democratic Constitution; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Judicial Supremacy as Orthodoxy; 2. Who Participates?; 3. Federalism; 4. Separation of Powers; 5. The War Power; 6. Privacy; 7. Race; 8. Speech; 9. Religion; 10. The Ongoing Dialogue; Case Index; Subject Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Constitutional law is clearly shaped by judicial actors. But who else contributes? Scholars in the past have recognized that the legislative branch plays a significant role in determining structural issues, such as separation of powers and federalism, but stopped there--claiming that only courts had the independence and expertise to safeguard individual and minority rights. In this readable and engaging narrative, the authors identify the nuts and bolts of the national dialogue and relate succinct examples of how elected officials and the general public often dominate the Supreme Court in defi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The democratic constitution |
| ISBN: | 0-19-049268-6 |
| 0-19-027956-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812532403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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