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The failure of the founding fathers : Jefferson, Marshall, and the rise of presidential democracy /
Describes previously unknown aspects of the electoral college crisis of 1800, presenting a revised understanding ofthe early days of two great institutions that continue to have a major impact on American history: the plebiscitarian presidency and a Supreme Court that struggles to put the presidency...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- The people's president: Introduction: America on the brink. The original misunderstanding. John Marshall for president. Jefferson counts himself in. On the brink. What went right?
- The people and the court: Introduction: constitutional brinksmanship. Federalist counterattack. Republican triumph. Marbury v. Stuart. Presidential purge. Synthesis. Reverberations
- Documents: Horatius's presidential knot. Judge Bassett's protest.