The Supreme Court of the United States on the Turn of the 19th Century

  • Grzegorz Górski Catholic University of Lublin
Keywords: United States of America; American history; American law; Federal Supreme Court

Abstract

The end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century is a period of the most dynamic development in American history. In this period population of the USA growth three times, strongly developed American economy, and USA became a one of the world's superpowers.

All these happens in the period after the tragedy of Civil War and after the Reconstruction. Federal Supreme Court was an institution, which played crucial role in the overcame consequences of those years. The Court has have to rebuild trust for himself, which was not simple after the D. Scott case consequences. When it has happened, Court started with great energy shaping constitutional, social, economic and religious foundations of the Republic.

The great success of American progress in interesting period is also a great success of the Court, which stabilized law as a foundation of this development.

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Published
2019-11-14
Section
Articles: Law