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The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book de David L. Hudson

The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book

Autor David L. Hudson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 apr 2013

From the origins of the court to practical matters—the federal judiciary system, the Supreme Court’s session schedule, how cases reach the court, and the argument, decision and appeal process—this book covers it all!


Making our nation’s least-understood branch of government accessible to all,The Handy Supreme Court Answer Bookinforms and entertains, providing a veritable docket of interesting Court lore. This fascinating book explores the defining personalities that served as the Court’s chief justices, details the history, important cases, the current events of the Court, and more. It answers more than 800 absorbing questions, including …

  • Which Supreme Court Justice killed a man in a dual?
  • Who was the first Supreme Court Justice to attend law school?
  • When did the Supreme Court begin its tradition of nine justices on the bench?
  • Which Justices signed the Declaration of Independence?
  • What happens when a justice becomes incapacitated?
  • In what decision did the Court uphold a ten-hour work day for mill and factory workers?
  • The Court rejected women’s rights to vote in what decision?
  • What future U.S. President was offered a position on the U.S. Supreme Court?
  • Which Supreme Court justice married a sixteen-year-old?
  • When did the Supreme Court first meet?


    With numerous photos and illustrations, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. For a quick and useful reference to the history of the Court, the vote is unanimous forThe Handy Supreme Court Answer Book!

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    Specificații

    ISBN-13: 9781578591961
    ISBN-10: 1578591961
    Pagini: 498
    Ilustrații: b/w photos
    Dimensiuni: 185 x 235 x 32 mm
    Greutate: 1.01 kg
    Editura: Visible Ink
    Colecția Visible Ink
    Locul publicării:Canton, United States

    Notă biografică

    David L. Hudson is a first-amendment scholar for the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. He is a contributing editor to the American Bar Association's "Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases" and the author of "The Rehnquist Court." He lives in Smyrna, Tennessee.

    Cuprins

    About the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1: History of the Supreme Court 2: Historic Justices Part I 3: Historic Justices Part II 4. Confirmation Process 5: Supreme Court and Freedom of Expression 6: Supreme Court and Freedom of Religion 7: Supreme Court and Criminal Justice 8: Supreme Court and Race 9: Supreme Court and Abortion Rights 10: Supreme Court and Gun Rights 11: Court Trivia
    Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court The Constitution of the United States Further Reading Index