03629nam a2200781Li 4500 62255 62255 BJBSDDR 20230410123458.0 ta 090928s2009 nyuacf f b 001 0deng d 0802715893 9780802715890 ZWZ 136833314 (OCoLC)ocn495404600 (OCoLC)495404600 ZWZ fre ZWZ spa n-us--- KF 8742 S689f 2009 347.73/2609 Solomon, Burt, 1948- FDR v. the Constitution : the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy / Burt Solomon. Franklin Delano Roosevelt versus the Constitution New York : Walker & Co., 2009. viii-337 p.-[16] f. of pl.) : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliogr. p. 323-326. Index. Nine old men -- Laissez-faire -- The third branch -- The swing vote -- The conservative court -- The court plan -- An ideal New Dealer -- Leader of the opposition -- King Franklin -- The voice from Olympus -- A switch in time -- The heat of democracy -- No compromise -- Out of the impasse -- A good man's mind -- Jefferson's last stand -- Death knell -- Burial -- Victory 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. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945) (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Estados Unidos. Corte Suprema Politique et pouvoir judiciaire âEtats-Unis 1900-1945. ram Juges Sâelection et nomination âEtats-Unis 1900-1945. ram Judges Selection and appointment United States History 20th century. Jueces Selección y nombramiento Estados Unidos Siglo XX 23797 Law Political aspects United States History 20th century. Derecho Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XX 13953 Executive power United States History 20th century. Separation of powers United States History 20th century. Separación de poderes Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XX 8624 Constitutional history United States. Historia constitucional Estados Unidos 2150 Democracy United States History 20th century. Democracia Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XX 630 Political culture Washington (D.C.) History 20th century. United States Politics and government 1933-1945. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1933-1945 2202 Nine old men. Laissez-faire. The third branch. The swing vote. The conservative court. The court plan. An ideal New Dealer. Leader of the opposition. King Franklin. The voice from Olympus. A switch in time. The heat of democracy. No compromise. Out of the impasse. A good man's mind. Jefferson's last stand. Death knell. Burial. Victory. lcc BK lh 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 KF 8742 S689f 2009 00000071847 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK