The Supreme Court Versus Congress - Disrupting the Balance of Power, 1789û2014

Informationen zum Autor William B. Glidden , PhD, JD, taught history and government at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, for three years, before spending the rest of his career as a lawyer at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau in the Treasury Department that regulates national banks. Klappentext A comprehensive and focused review of all of the Supreme Court's overturns of Congress on constitutional grounds from 1789 to the present suited to college-level political science and constitutional law courses as well as law school students. The always-controversial practice of judicial review of Congress is not prescribed in the Constitution, but is arguably a valid way to protect the rights of individuals or guard against unfair rule by the majority. This book offers a historical review and indictment of the Supreme Court's overruling of Congress, ultimately taking a position that this has been more detrimental than beneficial to the democratic process in the United States, and that in the aggregate rights of individuals and minorities would have been better served if the relevant laws of Congress had been enforced rather than struck down by the Court.Written by an author who is a historian and a lawyer, the book covers all Supreme Court overrides of Congress through 2014, including major historical turning points in Supreme Court legislation and such recent and relevant topics as the Affordable Care Act, limits on contributions to political candidates and campaigns from wealthy individuals, and the Defense of Marriage Act. The discussions of specific cases are made in relevant context and focus on "big picture" themes and concepts without skipping key details, making this a useful volume for law and university level students while also being accessible to general readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 From the Founding to the Civil War 2 Article I Legislative Powers, 1870-1937 3 The Post-Civil War Amendments, 1876-1906 4 Laws to Regulate Commerce and Protect Rights 5 Due Process for Property, Liberty, and Equality Rights 6 The Bill of Rights 7 Taxes, Citizenship, and Some Congressional Process Issues 8 Federal Court Jurisdiction and Judges' Pay 9 Free Speech 10 Campaign Finance 11 Conclusions and Assessments Appendix: Table of Cases Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: William Glidden, William B. Glidden, Glidden William B.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9781440835193
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-3519-3
• No. of pages: 265
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LAW / Constitutional, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Constitution: government & the state, C 1700 To C 1800, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general