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Trace the development of the Supreme Court from a body having little power to its current status as the most powerful and prestigious judicial institution in the world.

Syllabus

  • 01: Personality and Principle
  • 02: Shaping the Constitution and the Court
  • 03: Ratification and the Bill of Rights
  • 04: John Marshall Takes Control
  • 05: Impeachment, Contract, and Federal Power
  • 06: Roger Taney Takes Control
  • 07: “A Small Pleasant-Looking Negro”
  • 08: The Civil War Amendments
  • 09: “Separate but Equal”
  • 10: Two Justices from Boston
  • 11: The Laissez-Faire Court
  • 12: “Clear and Present Danger”
  • 13: The Taft Court and the Twenties
  • 14: Wins and Losses for New Deal Laws
  • 15: “Court Packing” and Constitutional Revolution
  • 16: The New Dealers Take Control
  • 17: “Beyond the Reach of Majorities”
  • 18: Pearl Harbor and Panic
  • 19: The Supreme Court and the Communist Party
  • 20: Thurgood Marshall-Lawyer and Justice
  • 21: Five Jim Crow Schools and Five Cases
  • 22: The Hearts and Minds of Black Children
  • 23: “War Against the Constitution”
  • 24: Earl Warren-Politician to Chief Justice
  • 25: “We Beg Thy Blessings”
  • 26: “You Have the Right to Remain Silent”
  • 27: The Warren Court Reshapes the Constitution
  • 28: Earl Warren Leaves, Warren Burger Arrives
  • 29: “A Right to Privacy”
  • 30: From Abortion to Watergate
  • 31: The Court Faces Affirmative Action
  • 32: Down from the Pedestal, Out of the Closet
  • 33: Burning Flags and Burning Crosses
  • 34: Prayer and Abortion Return to the Court
  • 35: One Vote Decides Two Crucial Cases
  • 36: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
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Peter Irons

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