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OverviewIn recent years the Supreme Court has been at the center of such political issues as abortion rights, the administration of police procedures, and the determination of the 2000 presidential election. The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Kermit L. Hall and Kevin T. McGuire, this volume of essays examines the role of the Judicial Branch in American democracy and the dynamic between the other branches of government, compares international models, and discusses possible measures for reform. The Judicial Branch considers the impact of courts on American life and addresses such central questions as: Is the Supreme Court an institution of social justice? Is there a case for judicially created and protected social rights? Have the courts become sovereign when interpreting the Constitution? Essays examine topics that include the judiciary in the founding of the nation; turning points in the history of the American judicial system; the separation of powers between the other branches of government; how the Supreme Court resolves political conflicts through legal means; what Americans know about the judiciary and its functions; and whether the American scheme of courts is the best way to support democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kermit L. Hall (President, President, State University of New York, Albany) , Kevin T. McGuire (Associate Professor of Political Science, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 24.00cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 16.60cm Weight: 1.170kg ISBN: 9780195171723ISBN 10: 0195171721 Pages: 624 Publication Date: 27 October 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsDIRECTORY OF CONTRIBUTORS Jaroslav Pelikan: GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Judicial Branch as an Institution of American Constitutional Democracy Kermit L. Hall and Kevin T. McGuire : INTRODUCTION SECTION I: CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENTS, JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY 1: William E. Nelson: The Historical Foundations of the American Judiciary 2: Cass R. Sunstein: Judges and Democracy: The Changing Role of the United States Supreme Court 3: Judicial Independence and the Majoritarian Difficulty: SECTION II: COURTS IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM 4: Richard A. Brisbin, Jr.: The Judiciary and the Separation of Powers 5: Keith E. Whittington: Judicial Review and Interpretation: Have the Courts Become Sovereign When Interpreting the Constitution? 6: Joel B. Grossman: Paths to the Bench: Selecting Supreme Court Justices in a Juristocratic World 7: Paul R. Brace and Melinda Gann Hall: Is Judicial Federalism Essential to Democracy? State Courts in the Federal System 8: Donald P. Kommers : American Courts and Democracy: A Comparative Perspective SECTION III: COURTS, CULTURES, AND PUBLICS 9: Lynn Mather: Courts in American Popular Culture 10: Gregory A. Caldeira and Kevin T. McGuire: What Americans Know about the Courts and Why It Matters 11: Gerald N. Rosenberg: The Impact of Courts on American Life 12: Doris Marie Provine : Judicial Activism and American Democracy SECTION IV: RIGHTS, LIBERTIES, AND DEMOCRACY 13: Charles R. Epp: Courts and the Rights Revolution 14: Sue Davis: Discrimination Through Direct Democracy: The Role of the Judiciary in the Pursuit of Equality 15: Mark A. Graber: From Republic to Democracy: The Judiciary and the Political Process 16: David A. Yalof: Courts and the Definition of Defendants' Rights 17: Douglas S. Reed : Public Education, Democratic Life, and the American Courts SECTION V: PROPERTY RIGHTS 18: James W. Ely, Jr. : Property Rights and Democracy in the American Constitutional Order SECTION VI: WHITHER THE JUDICIARY AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY? 19: Lawrence Baum: The Future of the Judicial Branch: Courts and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century INDEXReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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