FDR v. the Constitution, the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy, Burt Solomon
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Subject
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- Law + Political aspects + History -- 20th century
- Constitutional history
- Democracy + History -- 20th century
- Judges + Selection and appointment + History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Separation of powers + History -- 20th century
- Executive power + History -- 20th century
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
- Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century
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FDR v. the Constitution, the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy, Burt Solomon
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
FDR v. the Constitution
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
179789440
Responsibility statement
Burt Solomon
Sub title
the court-packing fight and the triumph of democracy
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
resource.variantTitle
FDR versus the Constitution
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