TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zietlow,Rebecca E.
TI  - Enforcing equality: Congress, the Constitution, and the protection of individual rights 
SN  - 9780814797075 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - KF4764 .Z54 2006
U1  - 342.7308/5 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Equality before the law
KW  - United States
KW  - Civil rights.
KW  - Equality before the law.
KW  - Civil rights
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252) and index; Congress and rights before the civil war -- Belonging, protection and equality : the Reconstruction Congress -- Belonging and social citizenship : the New Deal and the Wagner Act -- To secure these rights : the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- The new parity debate -- Rights of belonging and popular constitutionalism -- Considering rights of belonging, moral values, and community
N2  - Abstract: "In Enforcing Equality, Rebecca E. Zietlow assesses Congress's historical role in interpreting the Constitution and protecting the individual rights of citizens, challenging conventional wisdom that courts, not legislatures, are best suited for this role. This book argues that individual rights are best enforced by the political process because they express the values of our national community, and as such, litigation is no substitute for collective political action"—book jacket.
ER  -