The Judicial Branch
- ISBN-10
- 0195309170
- ISBN-13
- 9780195309171
- Series
- The Judicial Branch
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 630
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Kermit L. Hall, Kevin T. McGuire
Description
Presents a collection of essays examining the American judiciary, including such topics as judicial review and interpretation, judicial activism, the judiciary and the political process, and selecting Supreme Court justices.
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- 2018-07-01
- 128 pages
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- Encyclopaedia Britannica
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