Judicial Activism

Christopher Wolfe, professor of political science at Marquette University, is a highly regarded scholar of constitutional law and political theory. He is the author of The Rise of Modern Judicial Review (second revised edition, Rowman & Littlefield, 1994) and How to Read the Constitution (Rowman & Littlefield, 1996).

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Framing the IssueChapter 3 The Constitution and the Need for AdaptationChapter 4 Judicial Review and DemocracyChapter 5 Judicial Review and Good GovernmentChapter 6 Democracy and the Indirect Effects of Judicial Review

A thoughtful and illuminating analysis of one of the most influential policy making institutions in contemporary government. Scrupulously fair in his description of the arguments for and against judicial activism, Wolfe presents the political and constitutional debate over the democratic character of judicial review in rich historical detail.