Unfit for democracy : the Roberts court and the breakdown of American politics /
Gottlieb, Stephen E.,
Unfit for democracy : the Roberts court and the breakdown of American politics / Stephen E. Gottlieb. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asked if the country was governed by a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, 'A republic, if you can keep it.' Since its founding, Americans have worked hard to nurture and protect their hard-won democracy. And yet few consider the role of constitutional law in America's survival. Stephen Gottlieb argues that constitutional law without a focus on the future of democratic government is incoherent, illogical and contradictory.
Specialized.
9780814732434 No price
Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Law.
Legal history.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Legal systems: courts & procedure.
KF8742 / .G684 2016
347.7326
Unfit for democracy : the Roberts court and the breakdown of American politics / Stephen E. Gottlieb. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asked if the country was governed by a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, 'A republic, if you can keep it.' Since its founding, Americans have worked hard to nurture and protect their hard-won democracy. And yet few consider the role of constitutional law in America's survival. Stephen Gottlieb argues that constitutional law without a focus on the future of democratic government is incoherent, illogical and contradictory.
Specialized.
9780814732434 No price
Roberts, John G., Jr., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Law.
Legal history.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Legal systems: courts & procedure.
KF8742 / .G684 2016
347.7326