@inbook{11442, author = {Keith Whittington}, title = {Constitutional Constraints in Politics}, abstract = {

Constitutional constraints cannot be effectuated outside of politics. They must be interpreted and put into action within the political system, by political actors operating in political institutions. This raises a variety of possible threats to the efficacy of constitutional constraints. This chapter considers four distinct threats and their possible solutions: 1) constitutional resistance, 2) constitutional forgetfulness, 3) constitutional neglect, and 4) constitutional contestation.

}, year = {2009}, journal = {The Supreme Court and the Idea of Constitutionalism}, publisher = {University of Pennsylvania Press}, address = {Philadelphia}, language = {eng}, }