Richard Pacelle

The Role Of The Supreme Court In American Politics

The Least Dangerous Branch?

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines historical periods when the dilemma of Supreme Court policymaking was most acute. It discusses institutional concerns, considering the power of the Court and the constraints facing it. The book also examines the dilemma surrounding the appropriate role for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 129mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9780813367538
• ISBN-10: 0813367530
• Artikelnr.: 22025721

Autorenporträt

Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the recipient of the 2000 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 2000-01 Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Professor Pacelle is the author of The Transformation of the Supreme Court's Agenda: From the New Deal to the Reagan Administration and Between Law and Politics: The Solicitor General and the Structuring of Race, Gender and Reproductive Rights Policy (forthcoming).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Five
Week Election Night Ends Up in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court: Law or Politics?
The Historical Dimension of the Dilemma
The Democratic Dimension of the Dilemma: Unelected Policymaking
The Institutional Dimension of the Dilemma: Constitutional and Self
Imposed Limitations
The Judicial Capacity Dimension of the Dilemma: Does the Supreme Court Have the Ability to Make Policy?
The Individual Dimension of the Dilemma: The Bases for Decisions
Toward Resolving the Dilemma: A Return to the Recent Past