The court and the Constitution
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0395379334
ISBN 13
9780395379332
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
viii, 434 pages
Subject
American constitution
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Abstract
"Building a nation, from laissez-faire to the welfare state, constitutional adjudication as an instrument of reform." - Voila
Description
Contents:
PART I. Building a Nation -- Miracle at Philadelphia -- Judicial Supremacy -- Federal Power and Supremacy -- Opening a National Market -- One Nation Indivisible -- PART II. From Laissez-Faire to the Welfare State -- Economic Liberty -- Dual Federalism -- Judicial Self-Restraint Under the New Deal -- The Expansion of Federal Power -- PART III. Constitutional Adjudication as an Instrument of Reform -- The Warren Court -- The Nonconformists -- National Security and the First Amendment -- Protection for the Accused -- School Desegregation -- Affirmative Action -- Political Equality -- Invidious Distinctions and Fundamental Rights -- Abortion -- PART IV. Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law -- The Future of Judicial Review.
PART I. Building a Nation -- Miracle at Philadelphia -- Judicial Supremacy -- Federal Power and Supremacy -- Opening a National Market -- One Nation Indivisible -- PART II. From Laissez-Faire to the Welfare State -- Economic Liberty -- Dual Federalism -- Judicial Self-Restraint Under the New Deal -- The Expansion of Federal Power -- PART III. Constitutional Adjudication as an Instrument of Reform -- The Warren Court -- The Nonconformists -- National Security and the First Amendment -- Protection for the Accused -- School Desegregation -- Affirmative Action -- Political Equality -- Invidious Distinctions and Fundamental Rights -- Abortion -- PART IV. Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law -- The Future of Judicial Review.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-403) and index.
Number of Copies
1
