{"product_id":"the-supreme-court-under-marshall-and-taney-isbn-9780882952413","title":"The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn preparing the long-awaited second edition of his well-liked text, Kent Newmyer consulted the best and most relevant of the recent scholarship on the antebellum Court, prompting him to revise important points in the story of the Court’s evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNevertheless, the revised edition of the text retains the basic format and the conceptual premise of the original: the unique contributions of the Marshall and Taney courts taken together laid the foundation for the modern institution. Understanding the Supreme Court during its formative period provides useful insights into its continued (and hotly debated) involvement in shaping American society. Seminal cases that came before the Court, such as Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scott v. Sanford are examined in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBesides touting a thoroughly revised bibliographical essay, the second edition of The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney includes an entirely new bank of illustrations and an index of important cases, making it perfect as supplementary reading for the U.S. history survey as well as courses in U.S. legal history and the history of the Early Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One. The Framework of Judicial Statesmanship 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimitations on Judicial Lawmaking 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Potential of Judicial Statesmanship 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Court and The Men and Women on It 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two. John Marshall and the Consolidation of National Power 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Struggle for Judicial Power: Marbury v. Madison 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsolidating National Power 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Philosophy of National Power 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three. Capitalism and the Marshall Court: Judicial Review in Action 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Marshall Court, State Power, and Agrarian Capitalism 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Court and the Rise of the American Business Corporation 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetreat under Fire 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four. The Taney Court: Democracy Captures the Citadel 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing Andrew’s Court 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporations and The Court: The New Look 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Taney Court and The Commerce Clause 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuity Versus Change: The Haunting Presence of John Marshall 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Judicial Statesmanship 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five. The Court’s Time of Troubles: Slavery, Sectionalism, and War 118\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Court and Slavery 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fugitive Slave Question 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlavery in the Territories 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter Dred Scott 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePitfalls of Judicial Discretion 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War Years: The Court Survives 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six. The Legacy of the Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Legal Terms 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Supreme Court, 1801-1864 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Cases 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations follow page 88\u003c\/p\u003e \"Like the first edition, this book will prove invaluable to scholars, teachers, and students. ...Because Newmyer skillfully treats a large body of material in such a clear and compelling fashion, this book remains one of the best studies of the nineteenth-century Supreme Court.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe American Journal of Legal History\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2005) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Kent Newmyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Alumni Professor, Emeritus, at the University of Connecticut, and Professor of Law and History at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he teaches courses in American constitutional and legal history. His teaching and research specialty is the legal and political history of the early republic. His judicial biography, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), received the Littleton-Griswold Award from the American Historical Association for the best book on law and society for 1985; a Certificate of Merit from the American Bar Association; and the Benchmark Book Award for 1985-86 in recognition of its contribution to legal history and the role of the judiciary. His most recent work, \u003ci\u003eJohn Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), received the Jules and Frances Landry Award from LSU Press and was the winner of the Fifth Annual Library of Virginia Award for the best nonfiction book for 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990350577893,"sku":"NP9780882952413","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780882952413.jpg?v=1761787469","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-supreme-court-under-marshall-and-taney-isbn-9780882952413","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}