All Posts Tagged With: "Chief Justice John Marshall"

The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) is among the most famous in its history. Shrouded in myth and featuring a cast of historical demigods, the story of the case is a staple of biographies of the second, third, and fourth presidents, as well as Chief Justice John Marshall. Constitutional law courses commonly [...]

25Aug2010 | Kevin Gutzman | 1 comment | Continued

Democracy or Republic?

Walter Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University. How often do we hear the claim that our nation is a democracy? Was a democratic form of government the vision of the Founders? As it turns out, the word democracy appears nowhere in the two most fundamental founding documents [...]

1Jun2007 | Walter E. Williams | 0 comments | Continued
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