Unfit for democracy : the Roberts court and the breakdown of American politics /
Stephen E. Gottlieb.
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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.
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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.