Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history /

Political foundations of judicial supremacy : the presidency, the Supreme Court, and constitutional leadership in U.S. history /

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Author / Creator:	Whittington, Keith E.
Imprint:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 303 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Princeton studies in American politics Princeton studies in American politics.
Subject:	United States. -- Supreme Court. United States. -- Supreme Court. Judicial review -- United States. Political questions and judicial power -- United States. Judicial review. Political questions and judicial power. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11232416

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ISBN:	9781400827756 1400827752 9780691096407 0691096406 9780691141022
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Should the Supreme Court have the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution? The justices on the Supreme Court certainly seem to think so--and their critics say that this position threatens democracy. But Keith Whittington argues that the Court's justices have not simply seized power and circumvented politics. The justices have had power thrust upon them--by politicians, for the benefit of politicians. 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 pe.
Other form:	Print version: Whittington, Keith E. Political foundations of judicial supremacy. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007 9780691141022

Table of Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1. The Politics of Constitutional Meaning
Chapter 2. The Construction of Constitutional Regimes
Chapter 3. The Reconstruction of Judicial Authority
Chapter 4. The Judiciary in the Politics of Opposition
Chapter 5. The Growth of Judicial Authority
Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Constitutional Authority
Index