Politics, Democracy, and the Supreme Court: Essays on the Frontier of Constitutional Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313248313)

Miller proposes that we focus our energies on the question of how the Constitution is to function in an era of rapid and fundamental social change. He introduces this provocative collection of essays with the observation that American constitutional theory has arrived at a dead-end, largely because it has been perceived as constitutional law rather than a form of political theory. He puts this view into sharp perspective by looking at what are in effect, three constitutions--the political, the economic, and the emergent corporate instrument. He analyzes important issues that confront the Supreme Court, policymakers, and theorists, such as the expansion of government control, the Court as a political mechanism, the power of corporations, politics and the First Amendment, the challenge of nuclear weapons, and questions relating to social justice, including equal protection and the right to employment.

Author: Arthur S. Miller
ISBN-10: 0313248311
ISBN-13: 9780313248313
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/17/1985
Pages: 378
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d