Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004.,

The court and the Constitution / Archibald Cox - viii, 434 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-403) and index

PART I. Building a Nation -- Miracle at Philadelphia -- Judicial Supremacy -- Federal Power and Supremacy -- Opening a National Market -- One Nation Indivisible -- PART II. From Laissez-Faire to the Welfare State -- Economic Liberty -- Dual Federalism -- Judicial Self-Restraint Under the New Deal -- The Expansion of Federal Power -- PART III. Constitutional Adjudicationas an Instrument of Reform -- The Warren Court -- The Nonconformists -- National Security and the First Amendment -- Protection for the Accused -- School Desegregation -- Affirmative Action -- Political Equality -- Invidious Distinctions and Fundamental Rights -- Abortion -- PART IV. Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law -- The Future of Judicial Review

Building a nation, from laissezfaire to the welfare state, constitutional adjudication as an instrument of reform

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United States. Supreme Court --History
United States. Supreme Court --History
États-Unis. Supreme Court --Histoire.


Constitutional history--United States
Judicial review--History--United States

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