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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | William Marbury; James Madison |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Edward Nelson |
ISBN: | 9780700626533 0700626530 9780700626403 0700626409 |
OCLC Number: | 1049567710 |
Description: | 1 vol. (XIII-170 p.) ; 23 cm. |
Series Title: | Landmark law cases and American society. |
Responsibility: | William E. Nelson. |
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Abstract:
Relates the story behind Marbury v Madison and explains why it is a foundational case for understanding the US Supreme Court. Nelson reveals how John Marshall deftly avoided a dangerous political confrontation between the executive and judicial branches by upholding the rule of law, and how he managed to shore up the Court's prestige and power rather than have it serve partisan political agendas.
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- Judicial review -- United States -- History.
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