Andrew Jackson and the Constitution : the rise and fall of generational regimes
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0700615091
ISBN 13
9780700615094
DDC
342.7302
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
xi, 186 pages
Subject
American Constitutional Law
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Abstract
"Gerard Magliocca reinterprets the legal landmarks of the Jacksonian era to demonstrate how the meaning of the Constitution evolves in a cyclical and predictable fashion. He highlights the ideological battles fought by Jacksonian Democrats against Federalists and Republicans over states' rights, presidential authority, the scope of federal power, and other issues. By doing so he shows how presidential politics, Supreme Court decisions, and congressional maneuverings interweave, creating a recurrent pattern of constitutional change." - Voila
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Content:
Introduction : On the constitutional rhythm -- The rise of Jacksonian democracy -- Presidential reconstruction -- Judicial resistance : Worcester v. Georgia -- The bank veto and the election of 1832 -- Triumph and tears -- Chance and the Whig false positive -- The rise of abolitionism -- Judicial resistance : Dred Scott v. Sandford -- The Fourteenth Amendment in Jackson's shadow -- Conclusion : In search of the missing Constitution.
Introduction : On the constitutional rhythm -- The rise of Jacksonian democracy -- Presidential reconstruction -- Judicial resistance : Worcester v. Georgia -- The bank veto and the election of 1832 -- Triumph and tears -- Chance and the Whig false positive -- The rise of abolitionism -- Judicial resistance : Dred Scott v. Sandford -- The Fourteenth Amendment in Jackson's shadow -- Conclusion : In search of the missing Constitution.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (131) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
Number of Copies
1
