The Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney, Second Edition
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In 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.
Nevertheless, 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.
Besides 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.
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<p>Preface and Acknowledgments xi</p>
<p>Chapter One. The Framework of Judicial Statesmanship 1</p>
<p>Limitations on Judicial Lawmaking 6</p>
<p>The Potential of Judicial Statesmanship 10</p>
<p>The Court and The Men and Women on It 16</p>
<p>Chapter Two. John Marshall and the Consolidation of National Power 18</p>
<p>The Struggle for Judicial Power: Marbury v. Madison 22</p>
<p>Consolidating National Power 39</p>
<p>A Philosophy of National Power 52</p>
<p>Chapter Three. Capitalism and the Marshall Court: Judicial Review in Action 55</p>
<p>The Marshall Court, State Power, and Agrarian Capitalism 59</p>
<p>The Court and the Rise of the American Business Corporation 70</p>
<p>Retreat under Fire 79</p>
<p>Chapter Four. The Taney Court: Democracy Captures the Citadel 89</p>
<p>King Andrew s Court 92</p>
<p>Corporations and The Court: The New Look 94</p>
<p>The Taney Court and The Commerce Clause 101</p>
<p>Continuity Versus Change: The Haunting Presence of John Marshall 108</p>
<p>The Case for Judicial Statesmanship 113</p>
<p>Chapter Five. The Court s Time of Troubles: Slavery, Sectionalism, and War 118</p>
<p>The Court and Slavery 122</p>
<p>The Fugitive Slave Question 123</p>
<p>Slavery in the Territories 127</p>
<p>Enter Dred Scott 131</p>
<p>Pitfalls of Judicial Discretion 138</p>
<p>The War Years: The Court Survives 142</p>
<p>Chapter Six. The Legacy of the Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney 146</p>
<p>Bibliographical Essay 153</p>
<p>Glossary of Legal Terms 170</p>
<p>The Supreme Court, 1801–1864 172</p>
<p>Index of Cases 176</p>
<p>Index 179</p>
<p>Illustrations follow page 88</p>