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1 online resource (371 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-358) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Failure of Contemporary Constitutional Theory. 1. Conventional Constitutional Theory: The Neutralist Approach. 2. Constitutional Indeterminacy and Judicial Subjectivity: Critical Legal Studies. 3. Skeptics and the Idea of Provisional Review -- pt. II. In Defense of a Political Court. 4. Virtues of Political Motive in Constitutional Decisionmaking: Political Representation. 5. Virtues of Political Motive in Constitutional Decisionmaking: A Constrained and Consensus-Seeking Court. 6. A Political Court and the "Crisis of Legitimacy" 7. Democratic Theory Revisited. 8. Whither the Court and Constitution? |
| Summary |
"Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? Do we want it to be? Normative constitutional theory has long concerned itself with the legitimate scope and limits of judicial review. Too often, theorists seek to resolve that issue by eliminating politics from constitutional decisionmaking. In contrast, Terri Peretti argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court." "In Defense of a Political Court marshals considerable empirical evidence regarding the courts and American democracy to support its provocative normative argument. In so doing, it bridges the gap between normative constitutional theorists and political scientists who study the courts."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Judicial review -- United States.
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Judicial review. |
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United States. |
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
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Political questions and judicial power. |
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Constitutional law -- United States.
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Constitutional law. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peretti, Terri Jennings, 1956- In defense of a political court. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999 (DLC) 99012206 |
| ISBN |
9781400823352 (electronic book) |
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1400823358 (electronic book) |
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1400812968 |
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9781400812967 |
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0691009058 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0691007187 |
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9780691007182 |
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1282753916 |
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9781282753914 |
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9786612753916 |
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6612753919 |
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