The supreme court and the idea of constitutionalism /
In this volume distinguished constitutional scholars aim to move debate over the Supreme Court beyond the soundbites that divide us to fundamental questions about the nature of constitutionalism.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
Publication Dates: |
[2009] ©2009 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism
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Summary: |
In this volume distinguished constitutional scholars aim to move debate over the Supreme Court beyond the soundbites that divide us to fundamental questions about the nature of constitutionalism. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations. |
ISBN: | 9780812206074 |
Index Number: | KF8748 |
CLC: | D971.262 |
Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Idea of Constitutionalism / Chapter One: Ideas of Constitutionalism Ancient and Modern / Chapter Two: On Liberal Constitutionalism / Chapter Three: Judicial Review and the Incomplete Constitution: A Madisonian Perspective on the Supreme Court and the Idea of Constitutionalism / Chapter Four: Constitutionalism as Judicial Review: Historical Lessons from the U.S. Case / Chapter Five Who Has Authority over the Constitution of the United States? / Chapter Six: The Supreme Court and Contemporary Constitutionalism: The Implications of the Development of Alternative Forms of Judicial Review / Chapter Seven: The Sounds of Silence: Militant and Acquiescent Constitutionalism / Chapter Eight: Constitutionalism and Democracy: Understanding the Relation / Chapter Nine: Active Liberty and the Problem of Judicial Oligarchy / Chapter Ten: Judicial Power and Democracy: A Machiavellian View / Chapter Eleven: Constitutional Constraints in Politics / Chapter Twelve: "The Court Will Clean It Up": Executive Power, Constitutional Contestation, and War Powers / Notes -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |