The great decision : Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the battle for the Supreme Court / Cliff Sloan and David McKean.
2009
KF4575 .S56 2009 (Mapit)
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The great decision : Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the battle for the Supreme Court / Cliff Sloan and David McKean.
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Edition
1st ed.
Imprint
New York : PublicAffairs, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Description
xvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary
Tells the riveting story of Marshall and of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for our modern state.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.
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STA
Call Number
KF4575 .S56 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9781586484262 hardback
1586484265 hardback
1586484265 hardback
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