Provocative Essays on Judicial Review. This book contains five historical essays, three of them on the concept of "judicial review," which is defined as the power and duty of a court to disregard ultra vires legislative acts. • In "Marbury v. Madison and the Doctrine of Judicial Review," Corwin asks: "What is the exact legal basis of the power of the Supreme Court to pass upon the constitutionality of acts of Congress?" • "We, the People" examines the issues of secession and nullification. • "The Pelatiah Webster Myth" demolishes Hannis Taylor"s thesis that Webster was the "secret" author of the United States Constitution. • "The Dred Scott Decision" considers Chief Justice Taney"s argument concerning Scott"s title to citizenship under the Constitution. • "Some Possibilities in the Way of Treaty-Making" discusses how the US Constitution relates to international treaties. Edward S. Corwin [1878-1963] succeeded Woodrow Wilson as the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton...