Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy

Name: Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy
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ISBN: 9780195329421

ISBN-10: 0195329422

ISBN-13: 9780195329421

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nathaniel Persily, Jack Citrin, Patrick J. Egan

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American politics is most notably characterized by the heated debates on constitutional interpretation at the core of its ever-raging culture wars, and the coverage of these linger disputes is often inundated with public-opinion polls. Yet for all their prominence in contemporary society, there has never been an all-inclusive, systematic study of public opinion and how it impacts the courts and electoral politics. Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy is the first book to provide a comprehensive analysis of American public opinion on the key constitutional controversies of the twentieth century, including desegregation, school prayer, abortion, the death penalty, affirmative…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 9.50" wide x 6.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English

Nathaniel Persily is Professor of Law & Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Jack Citrin is Professor of Political Science at UC-Berkeley. Patrick Egan is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at UC-Berkeley.



Contributors


Acknowledgments


Introduction




Desegregation




The Rights of the Accused




School Prayer




Abortion




The Death Penalty




Gender Equality




Affirmative action




Flag Burning




Federalism




Gay Rights




The Right to Die




Government Takings of Private Property




The War on Terror and Civil Liberties




The 2000 Presidential Election Controversy



Index