{"product_id":"judicial-monarchs-william-j-watkins-9780786468669","title":"Judicial Monarchs: Court Power and the Case for Restoring Popular Sovereignty in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e Who has the final say on the meaning of the Constitution? From high school to law school, students learn that the framers designed the Supreme Court to be the ultimate arbiter of constitutional issues, a function Chief Justice John Marshall recognized in deciding Marbury v. Madison in 1803.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This provocative work challenges American dogma about the Supreme Court's role, showing instead that the founding generation understood judicial power not as a counterweight against popular government, but as a consequence, and indeed a support, of popular sovereignty. Contending that court power must be restrained so that policy decisions are left to the people's elected representatives, this study offers several remedies--including term limits and popular selection of the Supreme Court--to return the American people to their proper place in the constitutional order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786468661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786468669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 132","brand":"William J. Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153116311807,"sku":"9780786468669","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5707e3e2-8096-49d5-910a-b66ab61479f5.jpg?v=1770781394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/judicial-monarchs-william-j-watkins-9780786468669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}