Word: fixedly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1901-1901
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...established in unquestioned integrity the position of the judiciary as co-ordinate with and equal to the legislative branches of the government, and made the Supreme Court recognized as the power qualified to sanction or veto legislative acts. He laid down for all time the fundamental considerations which fix and govern the relative functions of the nation and the States, he defined the powers of the legislatures, and made clear the conception and theory of the American doctrine of constitutional law. He was not overweening in his assumption of the power of the court, but, on the other hand...