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Politicians have long questioned, or even been openly hostile to, the legitimacy of judicial authority, but that authority seems to have become more secure over time. What explains the recurrence of hostilities and yet the security of judicial power? Addressing this question anew, Stephen Engel points to the gradual acceptance of dissenting views of the Constitution, that is, the legitimacy and loyalty of stable opposition. Politicians' changing perception of the threat posed by opposition influenced how manipulations of judicial authority took shape. Engel's book brings our understanding of these manipulations into line with other developments, such as the establishment of political parties, the acceptance of loyal opposition, the development of different modes of constitutional interpretation and the emergence of rights-based pluralism.
ISBN
9780521153980; 9780521192958; 9781139098144
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
New York
Disciplines
Political Science
Recommended Citation
Engel, Stephen M. American Politicians Confront the Court : Opposition Politics and Changing Responses to Judicial Power. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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© Stephen M. Engel, 2011.
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This material has been published in American Politicians Confront the Court : Opposition Politics and Changing Responses to Judicial Power by Stephen M. Engel https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511994890. This is the publisher's version of the work. This chapter appears in Bates College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.