the rise of judicial power and the coming crisis of the Supreme Court Burns, James MacGregor. creator text bibliography nyu New York The Penguin Press 2009 monographic eng

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326 p. ; 24 cm. From renowned political theorist and Pulitzer Prize winner James MacGregor Burns, an illuminating critique of how an unstable, unaccountable, and frequently partisan Supreme Court has come to wield more power than the founding fathers ever intended. The first courtpackers -- John Marshall's Constitution -- The Dred decision -- War powers: Lincoln vs. Taney -- Deconstruction: Republican reversal -- A court for the gilded age -- The triumphant Mr. Taft -- FDR's boldest gamble -- "Wild horses" : the Roosevelt court -- Leadership: the Warren court -- Republicans as activists -- Hard right: the Cheney-Bush court -- Ending judicial supremacy -- The justices of the Supreme Court. James MacGregor Burns. Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-312) and index. United States. Supreme Court History Political questions and judicial power United States Judges Selection and appointment United States KF 8742 B967p 2009 347.73 9781594202193 1594202192 2009003987 090129 20230410123450.0 93019