The Court and the Constitution
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The Court and the Constitution is a scholarly book by legal scholar and former U.S. Solicitor General Archibald Cox examining the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
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book
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non-fiction book → scholarly work → |
| author |
Archibald Cox
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describedAs |
examination of the role and evolution of the Supreme Court in interpreting the U.S. Constitution
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| discusses |
constitutional amendments and their interpretation
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landmark Supreme Court cases → tension between judicial independence and democratic accountability → the Court’s role in federal-state relations → the Court’s role in protecting individual rights → |
| fieldOfStudy |
American legal history
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constitutional law → law → |
| focusesOn |
evolution of Supreme Court doctrine
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historical development of constitutional law in the United States → interpretive methods used by the Supreme Court → limits of judicial power → relationship between the Supreme Court and the political branches → |
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constitutional law
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legal scholarship → |
| hasAuthorCitizenship |
United States
NERFINISHED
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| hasAuthorOccupation |
former U.S. Solicitor General
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legal scholar → |
| hasPerspective |
historical analysis of Supreme Court decisions
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normative analysis of the Supreme Court’s constitutional role → |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in constitutional law
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law students → legal scholars → students of political science → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Supreme Court of the United States
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United States Constitution → constitutional interpretation → judicial review → role of the judiciary → separation of powers → |
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print
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| relatedTo |
American constitutional development
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U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence → |
| relatedWork |
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government
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| timePeriodDiscussed |
history of the United States Supreme Court
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| typeOfWork |
monograph
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Archibald Cox
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