Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional...
Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional...
Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history / Keith E. Whittington.
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Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2007.
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N347.7312/ 5
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English
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xii, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
In this sweeping political history of judicial supremacy in America, Whittington shows that presidents and political leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution.
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Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history / Keith E. Whittington.
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Princeton studies in American politics.
Princeton studies in American politics.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2007.
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N347.7312/ 5
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74VKRBldG2DA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRBldG2DA
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ISBN
0691096406 (hbk.)
9780691096407 (hbk.)
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347.7312
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991023285809702626
