The Supreme Court and the powers of the American government / Joan Biskupic and Elder Witt.

Author/creator Biskupic, Joan
Other author Witt, Elder.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, ©1997.
Descriptionvii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects

Cover title Supreme Court & the powers of the American government
Contents The Court and judicial power : Federal jurisdiction ; Federal judicial power ; Judicial restraint -- The Court and the powers of Congress : Judicial review and legislative power ; The commerce power ; Fiscal and monetary powers ; The power over foreign affairs ; The power to admit states, govern territories, and grant citizenship ; The power to amend the Constitution ; The power to investigate ; The power over internal affairs -- The Court and the powers of the president : The commander in chief ; The architect of foreign policy ; The president as executive ; The power to veto and to pardon ; Privilege and immunity ; Confrontation : the president versus the Court -- The Court and the states : Judicial review and the states ; The states and the economy ; The state and the individual ; The state as sovereign ; Interstate relations -- Congressional pressure : Pressure on the Justices ; Pressures on the institution ; Reversals of rulings -- Presidential pressure : Politics and appointments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 393-398) and indexes.
LCCN 96009856
ISBN1568023243 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks KF8742 .B55 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold