| Politics, Democracy, and the Supreme Court: Essays on the Frontier of Constitutional Theory Contributor(s): Miller, Arthur S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313248311 ISBN-13: 9780313248313 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1985 Annotation: Miller proposes that we focus our energies on the question of how the Constitution is to function in an era of rapid and fundamental social change. He introduces this provocative collection of essays with the observation that American constitutional theory has arrived at a dead-end, largely because it has been perceived as "constitutional law" rather than a form of political theory. He puts this view into sharp perspective by looking at what are in effect, three constitutions--the political, the economic, and the emergent corporate instrument. He analyzes important issues that confront the Supreme Court, policymakers, and theorists, such as the expansion of government control, the Court as a political mechanism, the power of corporations, politics and the First Amendment, the challenge of nuclear weapons, and questions relating to social justice, including equal protection and the right to employment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Procedure - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 347.307 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Contributions in Women's Studies |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miller proposes that we focus our energies on the question of how the Constitution is to function in an era of rapid and fundamental social change. He introduces this provocative collection of essays with the observation that American constitutional theory has arrived at a dead-end, largely because it has been perceived as constitutional law rather than a form of political theory. He puts this view into sharp perspective by looking at what are in effect, three constitutions--the political, the economic, and the emergent corporate instrument. He analyzes important issues that confront the Supreme Court, policymakers, and theorists, such as the expansion of government control, the Court as a political mechanism, the power of corporations, politics and the First Amendment, the challenge of nuclear weapons, and questions relating to social justice, including equal protection and the right to employment. |