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FDR v. the Constitution : the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy /

This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the found...

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Main Author: Solomon, Burt
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Company, [2009]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
United States. > Supreme Court > History > 20th century.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States > History > 20th century.
Law > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power > United States > History > 20th century.
Separation of powers > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Constitutional history > United States.
Democracy > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
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Summary:This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.
Physical Description:viii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.
ISBN:9780802715890
0802715893