Why the Constitution Matters by Mark Tushnet
Maintains that politicians and political parties - not Supreme Court decisions - are the true engines of constitutional change in our system. Unlike legal scholars who consider the Constitution only as a blueprint for American democracy, this title focuses on the ways it serves as a framework for political debate.-
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"'Mark Tushnet has written a profoundly important and illuminating book in a wonderfully conversational styleIts emphasis on the importance of structures - and, especially, political parties - is an important corrective to the common reduction of the Constitution to a system of 'fundamental rights.' It deserves to be read by scholars, students, and citizens alike who wish to learn what difference it might truly make that we conduct our politics under the aegis of the Constitution.' (Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It)"
Mark Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780300150377 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300150377 |
| Title | Why the Constitution Matters |
| Author | Mark Tushnet |
| Series | Why X Matters S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2011-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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