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Direct democracy and the courts / / Kenneth P. Miller [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Miller Kenneth P. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Direct democracy and the courts / / Kenneth P. Miller [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 328.273
Soggetto topico: Direct democracy - United States
Judicial review - United States
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: Who 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.
Altri titoli varianti: Direct Democracy & the Courts
Titolo autorizzato: Direct democracy and the courts  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-107-19426-1
0-511-69992-1
0-511-64781-6
9786612393853
1-282-39385-5
0-511-80520-9
0-511-65189-9
0-511-63277-0
0-511-63156-1
0-511-63397-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455080603321
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