Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court / David G. Savage.

Author/creator Savage, David G., 1950-
Other author Biskupic, Joan.
Format Book
Edition4th ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2004.
Description2 volumes (xii, 1272, 69 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Variant title Guide to the US Supreme Court
Variant title Guide to the United States Supreme Court
Contents v. 1. pt. 1. Origins and development of the Court. Origins of judicial power -- From the Gilded Age to the Great Depression -- The New Deal, civil rights, and the conservative revival -- pt. 2. The Court and the federal system. The Court and the powers of Congress : Article I -- The Court and the powers of the president : Article II -- The Court and judicial power : Article III -- The Court and the states -- pt. 3. The Court and the individual. The Court and the individual -- Freedom for ideas : the First Amendment and the right to believe, to speak, to assemble, to petition, and to publish -- The rights of political participation -- Crime and punishment -- Equal rights and personal liberties -- v. 2. pt. 4. Pressures on the Court. Congressional pressure -- Presidential pressure -- The Court, the press, and the public -- pt. 5. The Court at work. Operations and traditions of the Court -- The people of the Court -- Courtrooms and costs -- pt. 6. Members of the Court -- Brief biographies -- Appendix A. Chronological documents and texts -- Appendix B. Tables, lists, and graphical data.
General noteRev. ed. of: Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court / Joan Biskupic and Elder Witt. 3rd ed. c1997.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 1262-1272) and index.
LCCN 2004001572
ISBN1568027435 (set; casebound : alk. paper)
ISBN1568027443 (vol 1; casebound : alk. paper)
ISBN1568027451 (vol 2; casebound : alk. paper)

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