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ERIC Number: EJ344574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Constitutional Issues: Separation of Powers.
Gray, Leslie; Burroughs, Wynell
Social Education, v51 n1 p28-30 Jan 1987
Using a copy of a February 1937 letter from the publisher of the Gannett newspapers as a discussion springboard, this article provides historical background and teaching suggestions for addressing the issue of the separation of powers through Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to 'pack' the Supreme Court. (JDH)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Supreme Court