| Description |
xii, 377 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [345]-369. |
| Contents |
An unsettled problem: the judiciary and the American Revolution, 1776-1801 -- Pt. 1. Politics and the judiciary under Jefferson. The Jeffersonians in power ; The repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801 ; Judicial review ; Impeachments ; Republican divisions ; Chase's acquittal -- Pt. 2. The struggle over judicial reform in the states. Post-revolutionary attitudes toward the legal profession ; Radicals vs. moderates in Kentucky, 1791-1796 ; Judicial reform in Kentucky, 1796-1802 ; Courts and politics in Pennsylvania, 1799-1805 ; Constitutional and judicial reform in Pennsylvania, 1805-1808 ; The debate over judicial reform in Massachusetts, 1799-1806 ; The politics of judicial reform in Massachusetts, 1803-1808 -- Pt. 3. Towards a redefinition of Jeffersonian democracy. The Jeffersonians and the judiciary ; Law and society in Jeffersonian America ; The meaning of the Jeffersonian ascendancy. |
| Subject |
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
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