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Supreme power : Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court / Jeff Shesol.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 644 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780393064742 (hardback)
  • 0393064743 (hardback)
Other title:
  • Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
  • Franklin Roosevelt versus the Supreme Court
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.73/2609 22
LOC classification:
  • KF8742 S554 2010
Contents:
Complete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden ruling -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God -- We have only just begun to fight.
Summary: Chronicles Franklin Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court, which culminated in him trying to suppress its conservative justices by expanding the size of the court, an attempt which failed and divided the Democratic party
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) KF8742 S554 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000160153

Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-615) and index.

Complete control -- Storm center -- Shortcuts -- The dying of the light -- Heavy bombardment -- The golden ruling -- The last thin line -- Black Monday -- Opening gun -- Vigilantes -- Slow poison -- A project of great importance -- No-man's-land -- Plans and purposes -- Warning bell -- Preserve, protect, defend -- The beginning of the end of everything -- The first wedge -- Punch drunk -- The real mischief -- This new roar -- The yielding -- Blood or ink -- The switch in time -- Consent -- Striking a blow for liberty -- To fight against God -- We have only just begun to fight.

Chronicles Franklin Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court, which culminated in him trying to suppress its conservative justices by expanding the size of the court, an attempt which failed and divided the Democratic party

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