The judicial branch / Kermit L. Hall, Kevin T. McGuire, editors.

Other author Hall, Kermit L., 1944-2006.
Other author McGuire, Kevin T.
Other author Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxviii, 579 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesInstitutions of American democracy series
Institutions of American democracy series. ^A595931
Contents The historical foundations of the American judiciary / William E. Nelson -- Judges and democracy : the changing role of the United States Supreme Court / Cass R. Sunstein -- Judicial independence and the majoritarian difficulty / Kermit L. Hall -- The judiciary and the separation of powers / Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. -- Judicial review and interpretation : have the courts become sovereign when interpreting the constitution? / Keith E. Whittington -- Paths to the bench : selecting Supreme Court justices in a "juristocratic" world / Joel B. Grossman -- Is judicial federalism essential to democracy? : state courts in the federal system / Paul R. Brace and Melinda Gann Hall -- American courts and democracy : a comparative perspective / Donald P. Kommers -- Courts in American popular culture / Lynn Mather -- What Americans know about the courts and why it matters / Gregory A. Caldeira and Kevin T. McGuire -- The impact of courts on American life / Gerald N. Rosenberg -- Judicial activism and American democracy / Doris Marie Provine -- Courts and the rights revolution / Charles R. Epp -- Discrimination through direct democracy : the role of the judiciary in the pursuit of equality / Sue Davis -- From republic to democracy : the judiciary and the political process / Mark A. Graber -- Courts and the definition of defendants' rights / David A. Yalof -- Public education, democratic life, and the American courts / Douglas S. Reed -- Property rights and democracy in the American constitutional order / James W. Ely, Jr -- The future of the judicial branch : courts and democracy in the twenty-first century / Lawrence Baum .
General note"The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005017853
ISBN0195171721 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780195171723

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