Constitutional self-government / Christopher L. Eisgruber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisgruber, Christopher L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial review--United States.

Judicial review.

Representative government and representation--United States.

Representative government and representation.

Legislative power--United States.

Legislative power.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author focuses directly on the Constitution's seemingly undemocratic features. He argues that constitutionalism is best regarded not as a constraint upon self-government, but as a crucial ingredient in a complex, non-majoritarian form of democracy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

1 The Democratic Functions of Inflexible Constitutions

2 Judicial Review and Democratic Legitimacy

3 Judicial Review and Democratic Flourishing

4 Text and History in Hard Cases

5 Liberty, Strategy, and Tradition

6 Judicial Maintenance of Political Institutions

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-251) and index.

ISBN:

9780674034464

0674034465

OCLC:

923110491