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100 1 _aKOMMERS, Donald P.
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245 1 0 _aThe Federal Constitutional Court :
_bguardian of german democracy
260 _aThousand Oaks :
_bSAGE,
_cJanuary 2006
520 3 _aGermany's Federal Constitutional Court rivals the Supreme Court of the United States in protecting political democracy. Its jurisprudence of democracy has shaped the course and character of German politics while upholding the rule of law and defending the constitutionally prescribed "free democratic basic order." In furtherance of these objectives, the Constitutional Court has invalidated regulations limiting the rights of minor parties and constitutionalizing measures designed to stabilize Germany's system of parliamentary government. These purposes have been served by constitutional decisions on voting rights, public funding of election campaigns, dissolution of Parliament, and proportional representation, including the limiting 5 percent clause. These decisions, along with a discussion of the Hessian Election Review Case—a reminder of Bush v. Gore—are calculated to make political representation both responsive and responsible and to anchor the political system firmly in the democratic values at the heart of the Basic Law.
773 0 8 _tThe Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science
_g603, p. 111-128
_dThousand Oaks : SAGE, January 2006
_xISSN 00027162
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