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The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition
About this book
For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.
As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray too far from the main currents of public sentiment. In this new edition, Sanford Levinson extends McCloskey's magisterial treatment to address developments since the 2010 election, including the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, the Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage.
The best and most concise account of the Supreme Court and its place in American politics, McCloskey's wonderfully readable book is an essential guide to the past, present, and future prospects of this institution.
As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray too far from the main currents of public sentiment. In this new edition, Sanford Levinson extends McCloskey's magisterial treatment to address developments since the 2010 election, including the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, the Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage.
The best and most concise account of the Supreme Court and its place in American politics, McCloskey's wonderfully readable book is an essential guide to the past, present, and future prospects of this institution.
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Publisher
University of Chicago PressYear
2016Print ISBN
9780226296890, 9780226296753eBook ISBN
9780226296920Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Series Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the First Edition
- One. The Genesis and Nature of Judicial Power
- Two. The Establishment of the Right to Decide: 1789–1810
- Three. The Marshall Court and the Shaping of the Nation: 1810–1835
- Four. The Court under Taney: the Natural History of Judicial Prestige
- Five. Constitutional Evolution in the Gilded Age: 1865–1900
- Six. The Judiciary and the Regulatory State: 1900–1937
- Seven. The Modern Court and Postwar America: 1937–1959
- Eight. Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, and the Supreme Court
- Nine. Judicial Monitoring of the New American Welfare State
- Epilogue. The Court of Today and the Lessons of History
- Coda
- Important Dates
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index