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Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956-

Constitutional theory : arguments and perspectives / Michael J. Gerhardt, Stephen M. Griffin, Thomas D. Rowe, Jr. - 3rd ed. - Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2007. - xxiii, 705 pages; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief historical overview of the development of American constitutional theory -- Theories of constitutional change -- Judicial activism and restraint : the contemporary debate -- Theories of judicial review and the debate over judicial supremacy -- Textualism and constitutional interpretation -- Originalism and constitutional interpretation -- Structural reasoning -- Moral reasoning -- Precedent in constitutional adjudication -- Liberal constitutional theory -- Conservative constitutional theory -- Feminist legal theory -- Critical race theory -- Interpretation theory and postmodernism -- Theory and its discontents.

ISBN: 0820570419 9780820570419

LCCN: 2007025135

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Constitutional law--United States.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional law--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

LC Class. No.: KF 4550 / .G467 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 342.73

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 342.01(73)