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100 1 _aCorwin, Edward Samuel,
_d1878-1963
245 1 0 _aJohn Marshall and the Constitution, a Chronicle of the Supreme Court
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2002
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aChronicles of America series; v. 16
500 _aRelease date is 2002-06-01
520 _a"John Marshall and the Constitution, a Chronicle of the Supreme Court" by Edward S. Corwin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the life and impact of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, and examines his role in establishing the authority of the Supreme Court and the principles embodied in the Constitution. The opening of the book sets the context for Marshall's significance within the framework of American governance, likening the judicial system to an ecclesiastical hierarchy, with Marshall as its pivotal figure, akin to a great Pope. It lays the groundwork for understanding the early struggles of the U.S. judiciary, detailing the foundational decisions made during the Constitutional Convention and the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation. This chapter also hints at the conflicts between state and federal powers, which became prominent during Marshall's tenure, foreshadowing the battles he would have to navigate in asserting the supremacy of federal law and the judicial review that would cement the Court's central role in American democracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cS.l.: s.n., 1918
653 _aConstitutional history -- United States
653 _aMarshall, John, 1755-1835
653 _aUnited States. Supreme Court
700 1 _aJohnson, Allen,
_d1870-1931
830 0 _aChronicles of America series; v. 16
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3291
999 _c45362
_d45362