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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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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Kautz, Steven; Melzer, Arthur; Weinberger, Jerry; Zinman, M. Richard
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2009]
©2009
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Philosophy.
Constitutional law > United States.
Judicial power > United States.
Judicial review > United States.
Constitutional law.
Judicial power.
Judicial review.
Political science.
Recht.
Social sciences.
Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812206074
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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.

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