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“john f stack jr”

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  • Globalization

    Debunking the Myths

    by Lui Hebron, John F. Stack Jr. ...
    Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this balanced and clearly written text explores globalization and its impact from economic, political, social, environmental, and cultural perspectives. Providing a framework and platform for student learning, the book gives readers the tools to unravel the complexities of globalization in all its facets. Lui Hebron and John Stack note that as a hot ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Congress Confronts the Court

    The Struggle for Legitimacy and Authority in Lawmaking

    by Thomas L. Brunell, Louis Fisher, Carolyn N. Long, David M. O'Brien, Nicol C. Rae, John F. Stack, Mary L. Volcansek ...
    The Supreme Court is frequently portrayed as an isolated entity void of politics that reaches judgments by some unseen and unknowable logic. At the same time, Congress is cast as a singularly political enterprise with little regard for nuanced lawmaking. This volume of original essays by leading scholars shows both branches in a new light. It explores the impact of sustained partisan politics, the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Courts and Terrorism

    Nine Nations Balance Rights and Security

    Edited by Mary L. Volcansek, John F. Stack, Jr ...
    Since ancient times, terror tactics have been used to achieve political ends and likely will continue into the foreseeable future. Preserving national security and the safety of civilian populations while maintaining democratic principles and respecting human rights requires a delicate balancing act. In democracies, monitoring that balance typically falls to the courts. Courts and Terrorism ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

    Second Edition

    by Robert A. Dahl ...
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    In this provocative book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, “Why should Americans uphold their constitution?” The vast majority of Americans venerate the Constitution and the democratic principles it embodies, but many also worry that the United States has fallen behind other nations on crucial issues, including economic equality, racial integration, and women’s ... Read more

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  • Men in Black

    How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America

    by Mark R. Levin ...
    **"A modern conservative classic." - Sean Hannity"Men in Black couldn’t be more timely or important….a tremendously important and compelling book.” - Rush Limbaugh“One of the finest books on the Constitution and the judiciary I’ve read in a long time….There is no better source for understanding and grasping the seriousness of this issue.” - Edwin Meese III**“The Supreme Court has broken through ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Constitutional Law For Dummies

    by Patricia Fusco, Glenn Smith ...
    Discover the ins and outs of Constitutional lawAre you a student looking for trusted, plain-English guidance on the ins and outs of Constitutional law? Look no further!Constitutional Law For Dummies provides a detailed study guide tracking to this commonly required law course. It breaks down complicated material and gives you a through outline of the parameters and applications of the U.S. ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • The Case Against the Supreme Court

    by Erwin Chemerinsky ...
    A preeminent constitutional scholar offers a hard-hitting analysis of the Supreme Court over the last two hundred yearsMost Americans share the perception that the Supreme Court is objective, but Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the country’s leading constitutional lawyers, shows that this is nonsense and always has been. The Court is made up of fallible individuals who base decisions on their own biases ... Read more

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Linda Greenhouse ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    For thirty years, Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction, chronicled the activities of the justices as the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times. In this concise volume, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history as well as of its written and unwritten rules to show the reader how the Supreme Court really ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Right to Vote

    The Contested History of Democracy in the United States

    by Alexander Keyssar ...
    Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this revised and updated edition, Keyssar carries the story forward, from the disputed presidential contest of 2000 through the 2008 campaign and the election of Barack Obama. The Right to Vote is a sweeping ... Read more

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  • The American Supreme Court

    by Robert G. McCloskey, Sanford Levinson ...
    Series series The Chicago History of American Civilization
    The sixth edition of the classic and concise account of the US Supreme Court, its history, and its place in American politics.For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains ... Read more

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  • The Classical Liberal Constitution

    The Uncertain Quest for Limited Government

    by Richard A. Epstein ...
    American liberals and conservatives alike take for granted a progressive view of the Constitution that took root in the early twentieth century. Richard Epstein laments this complacency which, he believes, explains America’s current economic malaise and political gridlock. Steering clear of well-worn debates between defenders of originalism and proponents of a living Constitution, Epstein employs ... Read more

    $27.59 USD