QUESTION 1: 'In practice courts do not try to overturn major aspects of a government's policies, so that to talk of their having political power is misleading.' Discuss.
See the departmental reading list for Hilary Week 2 (a). You might also take a look at:
Kenneth Shepsle and Mark Bonchek, Analyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior and Insitutions, ch. 15
George Tsebelis, Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work, pp. 225-235
