Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: A Clash of Rising Powers -- The Quest for Majority Rule -- The Epic Debate -- Direct Democracy Gathers Force -- Countering the Majority -- The Counter-Majoritarian Power -- The Courts at Work -- Conflicts Over Rights -- Conflicts Over Powers -- The Majority Strikes Back -- The People's Check on the Courts -- Conclusion: A New Constitutional Equilibrium -- Appendix. Post-Election Initiative Invalidations.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Who should have the last word on fundamental policy issues? This book analyzes the rise of two contenders - the people, through direct democracy, and the courts. It demonstrates that courts have used an expanding power of judicial review to invalidate citizen-enacted laws at remarkably high rates. The resulting conflict between the people and the courts threatens to produce a backlash against judges and raises profound questions about the proper scope of popular sovereignty and judicial power in a constitutional system."--[from book].
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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MIL
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239385
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Title
Direct democracy and the courts.
International Standard Book Number
9780521765640
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Direct democracy-- United States.
Judicial review-- United States.
Direct democracy.
Direkte Demokratie
Judicial review.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Legislative Branch.