Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history

Political foundations of judicial supremacy the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history

Should the Supreme Court have the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution? The justices on the Supreme Court certainly seem to think so--and their critics say that this position threatens democracy. But Keith Whittington argues that the Court's justices have not simply seized p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Whittington, Keith E. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press c2007.
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton studies in American politics.
Materias:
United States. > Supreme Court.
Judicial review > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436272306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The politics of constitutional meaning
  • The construction of constitutional regimes
  • The reconstruction of judicial authority
  • The judiciary in the politics of opposition
  • The growth of judicial authority
  • The dynamics of constitutional authority.

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