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Gowda-Ahmadi Gowda-Ahmadi Janak Raj Jai About the alleged meeting on September 25, 1996 between Prime Minister of India, H.D. Deve Gowda and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, A.M. Ahmadi; includes articles and newspaper repo… OL1044423W
The powers of Congress The powers of Congress R. Conrad Stein Discusses the role of Congress in governmental separation of powers, defines the powers and rights held by Congress, and examines how the balance of power between the President and Congress has shift… OL15036447W
The judicial branch of the federal government The judicial branch of the federal government Brian Duignan Through a series of landmark court cases -- chronicled in this book with an explanation of their lasting impact -- the judiciary has shaped the laws of the nation. Biographical sketches of important … OL15626519W
Protestations Protestations Roussillon (France : Province) About the May edicts of 1788. OL17616392W
Checks and balances Checks and balances Jethro Koller Lieberman Illustrates the complex workings of the system of checks and balances by examining the building of the Alaska pipeline which involved the federal government, a state government, and the actions of pr… OL1876865W
Power without constraint Power without constraint Chris Edelson "As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama criticized the George W. Bush administration for its unrestrained actions in matters of national security. In secret Justice Department memos, President Bus… OL20030644W
Congress Congress Louis Fisher "When asked which branch of government protects citizens' rights, we tend to think of the Supreme Court--stepping in to defend gay rights, for example, in the recent same-sex marriage case. But as co… OL20042511W
Deliberate Discretion? Deliberate Discretion? Charles R. Shipan,John D. Huber "The laws that legislature adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across polities. In… OL20991742W
Daffy Duck for president Daffy Duck for president Chuck Jones While lobbying for a year-long open season on rabbits, Daffy Duck discovers how the constitutional system of checks and balances protects democracy in the United States. OL2645584W
Quiet past and stormy present? Quiet past and stormy present? Harold Melvin Hyman vii, 67 pages ; 22 cm OL2753649W
The President and Congress, toward a new power balance The President and Congress, toward a new power balance James W. Davis,Delbert Ringquist,Davis, James W. Traces the historical relationship between the President and Congress and discusses events of the Nixon administration which indicate a shifting balance of power between those two branches of governm… OL2754867W
Packing the Court Packing the Court Burt Solomon This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, o… OL3336892W
Defense against tyranny Defense against tyranny Robert A. Liston Explains that safeguard against tyranny written into the Constitution, balance of power, and discusses the situations when this balance has been upset and the remedies used to right it. OL4649954W
The activist The activist Lawrence Goldstone Among the many momentous decisions rendered by the Supreme Court, none has had a greater impact than that passed down in 1803 by Chief Justice John Marshall in the case of Marbury v. Madison. While t… OL74090W
One Supreme Court One Supreme Court James E. Pfander In offering a general account of the Court as department head, Pfander takes up such important debates in the federal courts' literature as Congress's power to strip the federal courts of jurisdictio… OL9288470W