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Constitutional self-government
By Eisgruber, Christopher L.
- ISBN
- 978-0-67400-608-9
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 2001
Using the distinction between discrete and comprehensive principles, Eisgruber (law and public affairs, Princeton Univ.) examines the Supreme Court's role in building and repairing the institutional structures of American democracy. In this context, he addresses the separation of powers, voting rights, and federalism, showing how all three doctrines require the Court to refine the rules that specify which institutions and which officials can claim authority to represent the American people...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
