Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew JohnsonChief Justice Rehnquist, the author of The Supreme Court, delivers the dramatic account of two of the most important legal decisions ever rendered in the United States. The outcomes of these impeachment cases have remained vital to the American system of government because they strengthened the separation-of-powers intent of the constitution. 8 pages of photographs. |
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