The people vs. the courts
Subtitle: initiative elites, judicial review and direct democracy in the American legal system
By: Mathew Manweller.
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bethesda, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Judicial review -- United States; Referendum -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States
Other titles: People versus the courts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The history and procedures of the initiative process; title: Who participates in the initiative process?; title: Initiative elites and institutional learning; title: Institutional causes of judicial nullification; title: Behavioral causes of judicial nullification; title: Challenging the courts : initiative drafters fight back; title: The courts and the people : a cyclical relationship.