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Paperback edition. |
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1 online resource (519 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction; Part One: Chief Justices Jay and Ellsworth, 1789-1801; Introduction to Part One; 1. Outlines of Federal Jurisdiction; 2. Limitations on Congressional and State Powers; Conclusion to Part One; Part Two: Chief Justice Marshall, 1801-1835; Introduction to Part Two; 3. The Powers of the Federal Courts, 1801-1810; 4. Later Jurisdictional Decisions; 5. The Contract Clause and Natural Law; 6. Congressional Authority and Other Limits on State Power; Conclusion to Part Two; Part Three: Chief Justice Taney, 1836-1864; Introduction to Part Three; 7. Contracts and Commerce |
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8. Article IV and Federal PowersConclusion to Part Three; Part Four: Chief Justice Chase, 1865-1873; Introduction to Part Four; 9. Civil War and Reconstruction; 10. Limitations on State Power; Conclusion to Part Four; Part Five: Chief Justice Waite, 1874-1888; Introduction to Part Five; 11. The Civil War Amendments; 12. Commerce and Sovereign Immunity; 13. The Powers of Congress; Conclusion to Part Five; Epilogue; Appendix A: Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789-1888; Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States; Table of Cases; Index |
| Summary |
<Div>Currie's masterful synthesis of legal analysis and narrative history, gives us a sophisticated and much-needed evaluation of the Supreme Court's first hundred years.<br><br>""A thorough, systematic, and careful assessment. . . . As a reference work for constitutional teachers, it is a gold mine.""-Charles A. Lofgren, <i>Constitutional Commentary</i></div> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Supreme Court.
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United States. Supreme Court. |
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Constitutional law -- United States.
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Constitutional law. |
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United States. |
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Constitutional history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Currie, David P. The Constitution in the Supreme Court : The First Hundred Years, 1789-1888 Chicago : University of Chicago Press,c1900 9780226131085 |
| ISBN |
9780226222424 electronic book |
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022622242X electronic book |
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9780226131085 |
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