The Founding of the American Judiciary

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When the founding fathers realized that the rights of individuals could be threatened by the executive and legislative branches of the planned government, they decided to establish a judiciary system that would be independent of them. What were the English judicial shortcomings they were trying to correct? What were the first cases to test the independence of American’s judiciary? Even though he was one of America’s great constitutional minds, James Madison had two great failures when it came to how the judiciary would be set up. We’ll find out what they were and who influenced the system as it is today.

Episode Credits

  • Norman Gilliland Host
  • John Kaminski Guest

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