The Supreme Court and the Constitution

by Beard, Charles A.

• ISBN13: 9780486447797
• ISBN10: 0486447790
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-23
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

A thorough analysis of the early history and development of judicial review, this book is among the most cited and highly regarded texts on law and government. Author Charles A. Beard ranks among the twentieth century's preeminent judicial and constitutional scholars. His enlightening and accessible survey examines the U.S. high court's role in interpreting and enforcing the laws of the country's framing documents. It delves into the records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the text of the constitution itself, putting information from these sources into the context of colonial and republican America life and drawing upon memoirs and correspondence of the era for further insights.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Charles Beard and American Debate Over Judicial Review, 1790-1961	p. 1
Introduction to the 1938 Edition	p. 35
Attacks Upon Judicial Control	p. 37
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 and Judicial Control	p. 46
Judicial Control Before the Ratifying Conventions	p. 80
The Spirit of the Constitution	p. 84
The Supporters of the New Constitution	p. 101
John Marshall and the Fathers	p. 108
Marbury v. Madison	p. 112
The Constitution of the United States of America	p. 121
Bibliographies	p. 131
An Historical Bibliography on the Supreme Court's Authority to Pass on the Constitutionality of Congressional Acts
A Selected Bibliography of Public Comments by Members of the Supreme Court About the Powers of Judicial Review, 1790-1961
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