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Courts & Congress : America's unwritten constitution

Title
Courts & Congress : America's unwritten constitution / William J. Quirk ; with a foreword by Ralph Nader.
Author
Quirk, William J., 1933-
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2008.

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Description
xvii, 312 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • United States. Supreme Court
  • Judicial power > United States
  • Judge-made law > United States
  • Political questions and judicial power > United States
  • Legislative power > United States
  • Separation of powers > United States
  • Constitutional law > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301) and index.
Contents
Who is to decide -- Guns, gays, and God : the happy convention and the culture wars -- The happy convention meets the war on terror -- The catechism of the happy convention -- The rise of the happy convention -- Life under the happy convention -- Current views : Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito and the happy convention -- The happy convention and the grizzly bear -- Can amending the constitution end the happy convention?
Call Number
JBE 12-20
ISBN
  • 1412807735 (hc : acid-free paper)
  • 9781412807739 (hc : acid-free paper)
LCCN
2008007430
OCLC
185032299
Author
Quirk, William J., 1933-
Title
Courts & Congress : America's unwritten constitution / William J. Quirk ; with a foreword by Ralph Nader.
Imprint
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301) and index.
Research Call Number
JBE 12-20
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