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Author:

Solomon, Burt.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Walker & Co.,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

viii, 337 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
United States.--Supreme Court--History--20th century.
Judges--History--United States--History--20th century.
Law--History--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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

ISBN:

0802715893
9780802715890

OCLC:

(OCoLC)179789440

LCCN:

2008033222

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)