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Review
Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School : An absolutely first-rate book...The real contribution Burt makes is not simply to suggest that we revise our understanding of the role of the Supreme Court; rather, he offers extremely interesting interpretations of particular thinkers, especially Madison and Lincoln, and episodes in our legal history, particularly Brown v. Board of Education. Readers from several disciplines, including law, American history, American political thought, and general political theory, will benefit from reading this book.
Book Description
In a remarkably innovative reconstruction of constitutional history, Robert Burt traces the controversy over judicial supremacy back to the founding fathers. Also drawing extensively on Lincoln's conception of political equality, Burt argues convincingly that judicial supremacy and majority rule are both inconsistent with the egalitarian democratic ideal. The first fully articulated presentation of the Constitution as a communally interpreted document in which the Supreme Court plays an important but not predominant role, The Constitution in Conflict has dramatic implications for both the theory and the practice of constitutional law.
The Constitution in Conflict,Robert Burt,Belknap Press,0674165373,Constitutional Law,General,History,History - General History,Judicial power,Law,Reference,Separation of powers,Supreme Court,U.S. Supreme Court,United States,United States.,Central government,Civil law (general works),Constitutional & administrative law,Courts & procedure,Law / General,USA
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