The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition
Sixth Edition
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The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition
Sixth Edition
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.
440 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2016
The Chicago History of American Civilization
History: American History
Law and Legal Studies: The Constitution and the Courts
Political Science: American Government and Politics
Reviews
Table of 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 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
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 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