The Great Decision by Cliff Sloan

The Great Decision by Cliff Sloan

In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power-no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, the fine words of the new Constitution could do nothing to stop him. It would take a man to make those words good, and America found him in John Marshall. The Great Decision tells the riveting story of Marshall and of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for our modern state. Rich in atmospheric detail, political intrigue, and fascinating characters, The Great Decision is an illuminating tale of Americas formative years and of the evolution of our democracy.

Cliff Sloan is a former Supreme Court clerk and former publisher of Slate Magazine. He has written about the Supreme Court for many publications, including Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Slate, and frequently appears on television and radio to discuss the Court. He lives in Virginia.

David McKean is a top-level Senate aide and a veteran political strategist, and the author of Friends in High Places and Tommy the Cork. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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ISBN 13	9781586484262
ISBN 10	1586484265
Title	The Great Decision
Author	Cliff Sloan
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Year published	2009-03-03
Number of pages	288
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