A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People
Autor Kevin J. McMahonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2024
Today’s Supreme Court is unlike any other in American history. This is not just because of its jurisprudence but also because the current Court has a tenuous relationship with the democratic processes that help establish its authority. Historically, this “democracy gap” was not nearly as severe as it is today. Simply put, past Supreme Courts were constructed in a fashion far more in line with the promise of democracy—that the people decide and the majority rules.
Drawing on historical and contemporary data alongside a deep knowledge of court battles during presidencies ranging from FDR to Donald Trump, Kevin J. McMahon charts the developments that brought us here. McMahon offers insight into the altered politics of nominating and confirming justices, the shifting pool of Supreme Court hopefuls, and the increased salience of the Court in elections. A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other is an eye-opening account of today’s Court within the context of US history and the broader structure of contemporary politics.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226831084
ISBN-10: 0226831086
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 18 line drawings, 29 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226831086
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 18 line drawings, 29 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Kevin J. McMahon is the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science at Trinity College. He is also the author of Reconsidering Roosevelt on Race, and, most recently, Nixon's Court.
Cuprins
List of Figures and Tables
Preface: Democracy in Court? Presidents and Justices
Chapter 1: The Supreme Court’s Democracy Gap and the Erosion of Legitimacy
Part I: Constructing a Historically Distinct Court: How the Conservative Quest for Judicial Success Isolated the Justices from Majoritarian Democracy
Chapter 2: Numerical Minority Justices as a Conservative Majority
Chapter 3: An Electoral-Confirmation Connection and the Historical Rarity of a Contested Justice
Chapter 4: How a Resurgent Senate Tamed the Judicial Desires of Electorally Dominant Presidents
Chapter 5: Polarized Politics and the Court’s Legitimacy Paradox
Part II: Searching for Wizards of the Law: How the Rise of the Supreme Elite Further Distanced the Court from the American People
Chapter 6: How the Redefinition of Quality Created a Cookie-Cutter Court
Chapter 7: Choosing Right: How Conservative Efforts to Eliminate Ideological Drift Stifled Republican Presidential Choice
Chapter 8: Democratic Presidents and the Avoidance of Confirmation Conflict
Chapter 9: How the Selection of Unknown Voices with Different Audiences Transformed the Court into a Judicial Aristocracy
Part III: Legitimacy on the Campaign Trail: Can Electoral Success by Judicially Focused Candidates Reduce the Court’s Democracy Gap?
Chapter 10: The Court Issue and the Presidential Election of 2016
Chapter 11: The “Kavanaugh Effect” and the 2018 Senate Elections
Chapter 12: The Never-Ending Promise of a Conservative Court and the 2020 Presidential Election
Concluding Section: Confronting Detours and Dead Ends: Liberal Resistance and Frustration in the Age of Conservative Dominance on the Court
Chapter 13: How a Numerical Minority Rules the Law and Prevents Progressive Political Change
Chapter 14: Reducing the Democracy Gap at the Coalface of Constitutional Politics
Notes
References
Index
Preface: Democracy in Court? Presidents and Justices
Chapter 1: The Supreme Court’s Democracy Gap and the Erosion of Legitimacy
Part I: Constructing a Historically Distinct Court: How the Conservative Quest for Judicial Success Isolated the Justices from Majoritarian Democracy
Chapter 2: Numerical Minority Justices as a Conservative Majority
Chapter 3: An Electoral-Confirmation Connection and the Historical Rarity of a Contested Justice
Chapter 4: How a Resurgent Senate Tamed the Judicial Desires of Electorally Dominant Presidents
Chapter 5: Polarized Politics and the Court’s Legitimacy Paradox
Part II: Searching for Wizards of the Law: How the Rise of the Supreme Elite Further Distanced the Court from the American People
Chapter 6: How the Redefinition of Quality Created a Cookie-Cutter Court
Chapter 7: Choosing Right: How Conservative Efforts to Eliminate Ideological Drift Stifled Republican Presidential Choice
Chapter 8: Democratic Presidents and the Avoidance of Confirmation Conflict
Chapter 9: How the Selection of Unknown Voices with Different Audiences Transformed the Court into a Judicial Aristocracy
Part III: Legitimacy on the Campaign Trail: Can Electoral Success by Judicially Focused Candidates Reduce the Court’s Democracy Gap?
Chapter 10: The Court Issue and the Presidential Election of 2016
Chapter 11: The “Kavanaugh Effect” and the 2018 Senate Elections
Chapter 12: The Never-Ending Promise of a Conservative Court and the 2020 Presidential Election
Concluding Section: Confronting Detours and Dead Ends: Liberal Resistance and Frustration in the Age of Conservative Dominance on the Court
Chapter 13: How a Numerical Minority Rules the Law and Prevents Progressive Political Change
Chapter 14: Reducing the Democracy Gap at the Coalface of Constitutional Politics
Notes
References
Index
Recenzii
"A cleareyed, depressingly convincing view of a Supreme Court that has abandoned the Republic for other masters."
"McMahon presents a well-researched, thoroughly annotated examination of the change in the U.S. Supreme Court’s composition over time. . .McMahon’s exemplary ability to explain the changes in party politics, ideologies, and political practices helps readers to visualize the monstrous philosophical gap between the judges and their electorate."
“Beautifully written, comprehensive, and understandable, A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other blends empirical analysis with captivating legal historical anecdotes to make sense of the increasing legitimacy crisis that faces the contemporary US Supreme Court.”
“A compelling account of how the Supreme Court lost its connection to the people and risked its democratic legitimacy. McMahon makes a major contribution with innovative measures, rich historical detail, and an original call for reform ‘from the grassroots.’”