Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court
by
Cliff Sloan, David McKean
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Following the bitterly contested election between Adams and Jefferson in 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, it became evident that the new Constitution was limited in its...