Congressional Checks on the Judiciary.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Impeachments.

Judges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (34 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1997.

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Identifies the methods available to Congress to check the judiciary. Addresses checks embedded in the text of the Constitution: statutes that define the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, impeachment of judges, constitutional amendments, and limitations imposed on the Court bv the Case or Controversy standard; examines claim of judicial supremacy on constitutional questions; and discusses constraints that operate through the regular political and legislative processes.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Checks on the Judiciary

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