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The Supreme Court on Trail (Hardcover)
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Although it was written at a time of national self-criticism, The
Supreme Court on Trial remains a classic examination of the place
of the Supreme Court in the American political system. When
originally published, the American people were engaged in a severe
examination of their basic commitments, their way of life, and the
direction they appeared to be going. The contemporary
literature--over the air, in newspaper editorials and columns, in
books and articles--was heavy with protest, admonition, and
exhortation. Although the times are different, the issues raised in
this volume continue to be important. The American system exalts
the American citizen as common man, with claims to the dignity of
citizens, and pleas for securing their civil rights. At the same
time, citizens are criticized for their cultural provincialism,
fear of intellectual endeavor, and adoption of conformity.
Political institutions are not immune from such evaluations. We
have created Hoover commissions to study the national
administrative system; the Electoral College has been the subject
of persistent scrutiny since World War II. There have been demands
for reconstitution of our state lawmaking bodies. What links the
concerns current at the time of original publication of this volume
and concerns today most obviously are deep concern we now display
for the character and quality of our public school curriculum and
for the administrative structure which maintains and manages our
schools. The role of the Supreme Court in these concerns is
evident. The purpose of the book is to examine critically the place
of the Supreme Court in our political system and to improve the
public understanding of what the Supreme Court does, how its acts
have been received, and how its way of influencing public policy is
related to other methods of making public policy.
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