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A citizen's guide to the constitution and the Supreme Court : constitutional conflict in American politics / Morgan Marietta.
| Author/creator | Marietta, Morgan author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Routledge, 2014. |
| Description | xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Citizen guides to politics and public affairs Citizen guides to politics and public affairs. ^A1093737 |
| Contents | Introduction : the constitution and Bong Hits for Jesus -- The core disagreement : how should we read the constitution? -- Judicial review : is it legitimate and expansive, or questionable and limited? -- Rights : are they individual or collective? -- Federalism : must we have one national standard? -- Liberty : does the constitution invoke ordered liberty or pure liberty? -- Religion : is the constitution a religious or secular document? -- Transcendence : do transcendent principles exist in the constitution? -- Social facts : should the Court move ahead of society or wait for social change? -- Precedent : should we follow or break from the history of the Court? -- Completeness : what else do we need to read? -- Textualism -- Common law constitutionalism -- Originalism -- Living constitutionalism -- Comparing schools of interpretation -- Points of conflict & schools of thought in a landmark case : Roe v. Wade -- Contemporary landmark cases : from Phelps to Obamacare -- Conclusion : reading the constitution for ourselves. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013002946 |
| ISBN | 9780415843799 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415843790 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780415843812 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0415843812 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF4550.Z9 M275 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |