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Historical Figures

Wallace, George C.

A four-time governor of Alabama and four-time presidential candidate, George C. Wallace (1919–98) represented segregationist views during the 1950's and 1960's regarding federal intervention…

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Mason, George

George Mason (1725–92) of Gunston Hall, Virginia, was one of revolutionary America’s foremost constitutionalists. In the Virginia Convention of 1776, he served as the…

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Webster, Daniel

For forty years, from 1812 until his death in 1852 at age 70, Daniel Webster (1782–1852) played a dominant role as a lawyer, orator,…

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Frankfurter, Felix

No person rose from more humble beginnings, was more brilliant, and seemed more fully prepared for service on the Supreme Court than Felix Frankfurter.…

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Hartford Convention

The Hartford Convention, a gathering of New England Federalists held from December 15, 1814, to January 4, 1815, was the product of hostilities between the two…

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O’Connor, Sandra Day

Since her Senate confirmation in 1981 until her retirement in 2005, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor had been the U.S. Supreme Court’s foremost voice on…

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Lincoln, Abraham

Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, sought to defend the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, maintain order, and preserve the…

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Calhoun, John C.

As a politician and political philosopher of constitution, federalism, and state sovereignty, John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850) was the most preeminent spokesperson for the antebellum…

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Jackson, Andrew

Andrew Jackson’s (1767–1845) personality and two presidencies remain mired in controversy. Admirers saw him as embodying the democratic virtues of the West, a rough-and-tumble…

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Thomas, Clarence

The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has issued a number of five-to-four decisions concerning federalism. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (1991–…

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Eisenhower, Dwight D.

As the first Republican president since Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) saw it as his responsibility to peel back what he perceived as…

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Taney, Roger Brooke

Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864) was the fifth chief justice of the United States. Although he was one of our most intelligent and able jurists,…

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Burger, Warren Earl

Warren Earl Burger was born on September 17, 1907, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Paul College of Law (now called the…

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