Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court

Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 673
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ISBN-10 : 9780393079418
ISBN-13 : 0393079414
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Download or read book Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court written by Jeff Shesol and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-03-14 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A stunning work of history."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of No Ordinary Time and Team of Rivals Beginning in 1935, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of FDR's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new seats with liberals who shared his belief in a "living" Constitution.


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