Supreme power : 7 pivotal Supreme Court decisions that had a major impact on America
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629723402
- ISBN: 1629723401
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Physical Description:
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xi, 243 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Shadow Mountain, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | How the Supreme Court became Supreme / Marbury v. Madison (1803) -- How the Supreme Court came to sanction racism / Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) -- How a law on bakers' working hours led to abortion rights / Lochner v. The State of New York (1905) -- How 12 acres of wheat led to an all-powerful Washington, D.C. / Wickard v. Filbrn (1942) -- How a nation founded by devout men and women came to ban religion from the public arena / Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing Township (1947) -- How the Supreme Court empowered federal judges to raise taxes, manage school districts, and generally work their will / Missouri v. Jenkins (1990) -- How the Supreme Court played a central role in redefining the values and culture of America / Obergefell v. Hodges (2015). |
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Subject: | United States. Supreme Court History Political questions and judicial power United States |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | KF 8748 .S74 2017 | 30775305531171 | General Collection | Available | - |
BookList Review
Supreme Power : 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Stewart (The Miracle of Freedom: 7 Points That Saved the World, 2011) summarizes and analyzes seven Supreme Court cases and their historic effects on U.S. history. An appointed U.S. District Court judge, Stewart provides insightful comments on how these cases ended up in the Supreme Court and how their decisions were ultimately made. Citing a variety of legal and political sources, Stewart offers historical contexts to these landmark cases, from Plessy v. Ferguson, in 1896, to Obergefell v. Hodges, in 2015. He describes the incredible power of the judicial branch of the U.S. government in deciding, defining, and transforming the current state of affairs, from taxes to race issues to abortion rights, in America. Readers interested in U.S. law, politics, and history will find this insightful book to be helpful in understanding today's sociopolitical climate, particularly the importance of the Supreme Court decisions that occur in June of each year.--Pun, Raymond Copyright 2017 Booklist