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The Supreme Court: Empowering the National Government
Empowering the National GovernmentThe Supreme CourtMarshall CourtMarshall Steps InTaking ControlEmpowering the National Government Now that Marshall had clearly established the Court's power…Biographies : Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall See also Jurists Members of the Supreme Court People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court: Chief Justices…Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
(Encyclopedia) Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of AlameinMontgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alameinməntgŭmˈərē, ăləmānˈ [key], 1887–1976, British field marshal.…Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(Encyclopedia) Acheson, Dean GooderhamAcheson, Dean Gooderhamăchˈĭsən [key], 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–53), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21)…Brooke Astor, 2006 News
philanthropist and socialite, was allegedly the victim of elder abuse by her son, Anthony Marshall. Marshall's son, Philip, filed a court petition over the summer, accusing his father of…Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more. by Borgna Brunner Rosa Parks, seated on a Montgomery…George Moore PRITCHARD, Congress, NC (1886-1955)
PRITCHARD George Moore , A Representative from North Carolina; born near Mars Hill in Madison County, N.C., January 4, 1886; attended the public schools of Marshall, N.C., and Washington, D.C.,…Robert Davis JOHNSON, Congress, MO (1883-1961)
JOHNSON Robert Davis , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Slater, Saline County, Mo., August 12, 1883; educated in the rural graded schools of his native county, and was graduated…Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Historical BackgroundThe Constitution called for the creation of a federal government with the following three branches, or parts: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Article I created…The Supreme Court: Joseph Story (1811-1845)
Joseph Story (1811-1845)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (…Trending
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