The  Supreme Court and American democracy
Subtitle: case studies of judicial review and public policy
By: Earl E. Pollock.
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780313365256
Subjects: Judicial review -- United States -- History; Civil right -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Constitution and the Supreme Court; title: From Marbury to reconstruction; title: Race discrimination by government; title: Race discrimination by private persons; title: Minority preferences; title: Abortion and the "right of privacy"; title: Terminal illness issues; title: Gay rights; title: Freedom of speech; title: Freedom of the press; title: The establishment of religion clause; title: The free exercise clause; title: Executive powers; title: Voting and elections; title: Cruel and unusual punishment; title: Property rights; title: The Second Amendment.