Newmyer, R. Kent.

The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney / R. Kent Newmyer. - 2nd ed. - Wheeling, Ill : Harlan Davidson, Inc., c2006. - xii, 191 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - The American history series . - American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-169) and index.

The framework of judicial statesmanship -- John Marshall and the consolidation of national power -- Capitalism and the Marshall Court: judicial review in action -- The Taney Court: democracy captures the citadel -- The court's time of troubles: slavery, sectionalism, and war -- The legacy of the Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney.

0882952412 (alk. paper) 9780882952413 (alk. paper)

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Marshall, John, 1755-1835.
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864.


United States. Supreme Court --History.

KF8742 / .N532 2006

347.73/2609