Verfasst von:	Powe, Lucas A. [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	The Supreme Court and the American elite, 1789-2020
Verf.angabe:	Lucas A. Powe, Jr.
Ausgabe:	Expanded second edition
Verlagsort:	Lawrence
Verlag:	University Press of Kansas
E-Jahr:	2021
Jahr:	[2021]
Umfang:	ix, 509 Seiten
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Constitutional thinking
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-0-7006-3280-0
	978-0-7006-3282-4
	978-0-7006-3281-7
Abstract:	Very modest beginnings -- The court in a two-party Republic -- The states and the Republic -- The sectional crisis and the Jacksonian Court -- Civil War and Reconstruction -- Industrializing America -- Progressivism, normalcy, and Depression -- After the new deal constitutional revolution -- Reforming America -- An uneasy status quo -- An imperial court -- The Kennedy Court -- The Republican dream court.
	"In this engaging-and disturbing-book, a leading historian of the Court reveals the close fit between its decisions and the nation's politics, beginning with the creation of the Constitution and ending with the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh. Rendering crisp (and often controversial) judgments on key decisions from Marbury v. Madison to the War on Terror, Lucas Powe shows how virtually every major Supreme Court ruling, however deftly framed in constitutional terms, suited the wishes of the most powerful politicians of the time. This history reflects a changing Court, from the country's early struggles over commerce and transportation to the torturous justifications of slavery before the Civil War, to a post-New Deal interest in ending segregation, controlling criminal procedure, and addressing knotty questions arising from the Cold War. Through all of this the Court emerges as part of a ruling regime, doing its best to implement the regime's policies. Drawing on more than four decades of thinking about the Supreme Court and its role in the American political system, this book offers a new, clear, and troubling perspective on American jurisprudence, politics, and history. This new edition adds two chapters detailing the history of the Court since 2008. The first looks at the centrist jurisprudence of Justice Anthony Kennedy and his dominant presence as the decisive vote in a series of 5-4 decisions. The second looks at the aftermath of Justice Antonin Scalia's death and the Republican control of the Court"--
URL:	Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780700632817.pdf
Schlagwörter:	(g)USA    / (s)Politische Elite    / (k)USA / Supreme Court    / (s)Einfluss    / (z)Geschichte 1789-2020
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Powe, Jr., Lucas A: The supreme court and the american elite, 1789-2020. - Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2021 |(DLC)2021012567
K10plus-PPN:	1752287118