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050 0 0 _aKF8742
_b.S495 2010
082 0 0 _a347.7326 SHE
100 1 _aShesol, Jeff
245 1 0 _aSupreme power
_b: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
_c/ Jeff Shesol
250 _a1st ed
260 _aNew York
_b: W.W. Norton
_c, c2010.
300 _ax, 644 p., [16] p. of plates
_b: ill.
_c; 24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aComplete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden rule -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God.
520 _aThe recent uproar over the Supreme Court's ruling that overturned law limiting corporate contributions to political campaigns is nothing compared to the conflict between President Franklin Roosevelt and the Supreme Court during the mid-1930s. During FDR's first term, the Court ruled unconstitutional many of the core programs of his New Deal. Roosevelt responded with a plan to add six more justices to the Court--a plan that led to a political firestorm and the biggest political defeat of FDR's career. Shesol's book is the most comprehensive account of the "Court-packing" controversy to date, providing both an inside look at the thinking and actions of all the actors and an analysis of the long-term effects of Roosevelt's ill-fated move. Written more like a good novel than a history, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the current controversies surrounding the Supreme Court.
600 1 0 _aRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
610 1 0 _aUnited States
_b. Supreme Court
_x--History
_y--20th century
650 4 _aPolitical questions and judicial power
_z-United States
_x-History
651 _aUnited States
_x-Politics and government
_y-20th century
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