Bibliograph

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

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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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