Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court / David Schultz.

By:

Schultz, David A. (David Andrew), 1958-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Facts on File library of American historyPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 562 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

0816050864 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780816050864 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

347.73/26/03

LOC classification:

R KF 8742 S387e 2005

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

List of entries -- Contributor list -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A to Z -- Chronology -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

Summary: From the structure of the Supreme Court to its proceedings, this completely up-to-date encyclopedia presents the cornerstone of the American justice system. More than 500 A-to-Z entries written by leading academics and lawyers offer a comprehensive review of critical cases, issues, biographies, and topics important to understanding the Supreme Court. Helpful charts showing how a case makes it to the Supreme Court and a chronology make this authoritative and accessible reference the ideal source for comprehensive research. Entries include: Abortion Bill of Rights Brown v. Board of Education, Capital punishment, Double jeopardy, Federalism, Jury, Thurgood Marshall, Police power, Right to vote, Sandra Day O'Connor, United States v. Nixon, Earl Warren, Wiretapping.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	R KF 8742 S387e 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available	00000053041

Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index.

List of entries -- Contributor list -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A to Z -- Chronology -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

From the structure of the Supreme Court to its proceedings, this completely up-to-date encyclopedia presents the cornerstone of the American justice system. More than 500 A-to-Z entries written by leading academics and lawyers offer a comprehensive review of critical cases, issues, biographies, and topics important to understanding the Supreme Court. Helpful charts showing how a case makes it to the Supreme Court and a chronology make this authoritative and accessible reference the ideal source for comprehensive research. Entries include: Abortion Bill of Rights Brown v. Board of Education, Capital punishment, Double jeopardy, Federalism, Jury, Thurgood Marshall, Police power, Right to vote, Sandra Day O'Connor, United States v. Nixon, Earl Warren, Wiretapping.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.