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Author Solomon, Burt.

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

Publication Info. New York : Walker & Company, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  347.732 SOL    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  347.7326 SO    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description viii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Subject 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.
Added Title FDR versus the Constitution
ISBN 9780802715890
0802715893
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