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" The great decision : "
Cliff Sloan and David McKean.
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BL
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695314
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b517503
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| Main Entry
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Sloan, Cliff.
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The great decision : : Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the battle for the Supreme Court /\ Cliff Sloan and David McKean.
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: PublicAffairs,, [2009]
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, ©2009
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xvii, 258 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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1586484265 (hbk.)
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: 1586488058
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: 9781586484262 (hbk.)
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: 9781586488055 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.
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| Contents
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"This gigantic abortion" -- John Adams defeated -- The rise of the cousins: a new chief justice and a new president -- The midnight judges -- President Jefferson -- The battle lines are drawn -- Marbury files suit -- The firestorm -- Trial in the Supreme Court -- Deliberation -- Decision -- The meaning of Marbury -- Marbury v. Madison -- Stuart v. Laird.
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Tells the story of Marshall and of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for our modern state.
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Madison, James,1751-1836.
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Marbury, William,1761 or 1762-1835.
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United States.-- History.
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Judicial review-- United States-- History.
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347.73/12
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KF4575.S56 2009
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McKean, David.
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Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the battle for the Supreme Court
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