Student&#39;s Guide to the Supreme Court

Bruce J. Schulman

doi:10.4135/9781452240213

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Student's Guide to the Supreme Court

Edited by:
Bruce J. Schulman
Publisher: CQ Press
Series: Student's Guides to the U.S. Government Series
- Publication year: 2010
- Online pub date: June 19, 2012
Discipline: Politics & International Relations
Subject: Law & Courts, Supreme Court
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452240213
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Specifically written to engage high-school students, Student's Guide to the Supreme is an alphabetical section of key words and legal concepts spanning abortion to writs of mandamus. The members of the current Roberts Court---including Sonia Sotomayor---are profiled here, as are all chief justices and notable associate justices. Complements the first two sections with a generous sampling of influential primary source documents, including landmark decisions, excerpts from justices' papers, political cartoons, and constitutional provisions related to the Supreme Court.

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