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Making Our Democracy Work : a Judge's View by Stephen G. Breyer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Making Our Democracy Work : a Judge's View about?
<p>"A brisk, lucid, and energetic book, written with conviction and offering a central argument that is at once provocative and appealing ... Deserves a place of honor in national debates, now and in the future, about the role of the Supreme Court in American life."---The New Republic" "An important contribution. Active Liberty serves to clarify the stakes in contemporary disputes over the courts, rightly emphasizing areas of common ground alongside those of controversy."---The Washington Post Book World" "Provocative and well-argued... What we need more of, Active Liberty insists, is not activist judges but activist citizens."---The New York Times" "Active Liberty will likely influence not only public debate but also how lawyers craft their cases."---The Wall Street Journal" "The Supreme Court is one of the most extraordinary institutions in our system of government. Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the nine unelected justices of the Court have the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court's decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly unpopular? W
Who reads Making Our Democracy Work : a Judge's View?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307269911
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Law, Political Science, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (402 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13