The spirit of the Constitution : John Marshall and the 200-year odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland / David S. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, David S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marshall, John, 1755-1835--Influence.

Marshall, John.

Marshall, John, 1755-1835.

Implied powers (Constitutional law)--United States.

Implied powers (Constitutional law).

United States.

Legislative power--United States.

Legislative power.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

xi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Contents:

Introduction : "The letter and spirit of the Constitution"

"The case now to be determined" : John Marshall and McCulloch v. Maryland in constitutional history

"A question perpetually arising" : constitutional law and politics, 1819

"Has Congress power to incorporate a bank?" : the McCulloch litigation and opinion

"As far as human prudence could insure" : Marshall's retreat from implied commerce powers

"The baneful influence of this narrow construction" : Mcculloch in the Age of Jackson, 1829-1860

"The various crises of human affairs" : McCulloch in the Civil War

"The government of all" : the rise and fall of Reconstruction, 1865-1883

"Acting directly on the people" : post-Civil War nationalism, 1868-1888

"The painful duty of this tribunal" : the emergence of judicial supremacy, 1884-1901

"Some choice of means" : the Lochner era and progressivism

"Withholding the most appropriate means" : the New Deal and judicial crisis, 1932-1936

"It is a constitution we are expounding" : the triumph of implied powers, 1937-1968

"A splendid bauble" : McCulloch in the long conservative court, 1969-2018

Conclusion : "as long as our system shall exist".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.

ISBN:

9780190699482

0190699485

OCLC:

1110123561