02130     2200313   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001300123084001700136100003700153700003000190700002900220245018700249260004400436300003300480520101500513650002501528650005301553650006001606990002501666990002501691990002501716990002501741990002501766990002501791INLIS00000000000925720221109113251  a0010-0520009257221109                |          | ind    a9780791465561  aind  a347.7312  a347.7312 JUD0 aJudiciary and American Democracy0 aEdited by Kenneth D. Ward0 aand Cecilia R.  Castillo14aJudiciary and American Democracy :bAlexander Bickel, The Countermajoritarian Difficulty, and Contemporary Constitutional Theory /cEdited by Kenneth D. Ward and Cecilia R.  Castillo  aAlbany :bState University Press,c2006  av, 198 p. ; 24 cm. ;c24 cm.  aThe role courts should play in American democracy has long been contested, fueling debates among citizens who take an active interest in politics. Alexander Bickel made a significant contribution to these debates with his seminal publication, The Least Dangerous Branch, which framed the problem of defending legitimate judicial authority. This book addresses whether or not the countermajoritarian difficulty outlined in Bickel's work continues to have significance for constitutional theory almost a half-century later. The contributors illustrate how the countermajoritarian difficulty and Bickel's response to it engage prominent theories: the proceduralisms of John Hart Ely and Jeremy Waldron; the republicanisms of Bruce Ackerman and Cass Sunstein; and the originalisms of Raoul Berger, Robert Bork, and Keith Whittington. In so doing, this book provides a useful introduction to recent debates in constitutional theory and also contributes to the broader discussion about the proper role of the courts. 4aBickel, Alexander M. 4aConstitutional law --United States --Philosophy. 4aPolitical questions and judicial power --United States.  a22147/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22146/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22147/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22146/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22146/MKRI-P/XI-2011  a22147/MKRI-P/XI-2011