The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

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Kermit L. Hall (President, President, University at Albany) John J. Patrick (Professor of Education, Professor of Education, Indiana University (Emeritus), Bloomington, IN)

The Pursuit of Justice

Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

Kermit L. Hall (President, President, University at Albany), John J. Patrick (Professor of Education, Professor of Education, Indiana University (Emeritus), Bloomington, IN), Kermit Hall

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Oxford University Press Inc
01 December 2006

Courts & procedure; Judicial review; Criminal justice law; Case law

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With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court cases that, in the opinion of U.S. Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators and legal historians, are the most important for American citizens to understand, The Pursuit of Justice is the perfect companion for those wishing to learn more about American civics and government. The cases range across three centuries of American history, including such landmarks as Marbury v. Madison (1803), which established the principle of judicial review; Scott v. Sandford (1857), which inflamed the slavery argument in the United States and led to the Civil War; Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which memorialized the concept of separate but equal; and Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which overturned Plessy. Dealing with issues of particular concern to students, such as voting, school prayer, search and seizure, and affirmative action, and broad democratic concepts such as separation of powers, federalism, and separation of church and state, the book covers all the major cases specified in the national and state civics and American history standards. For each case, there is an introductory essay providing historical background and legal commentary as well as excerpts from the decision(s); related documents such as briefs or evidence, with headnotes and/or marginal commentary, some possibly in facsimile; and features or sidebars on principal players in the decisions, whether attorneys, plaintiffs, defendants, or justices. An introductory essay defines the criteria for selecting the cases and setting them in the context of American history and government, and a concluding essay suggests the role that the Court will play in the future.

By: Kermit L. Hall (President President University at Albany), John J. Patrick (Professor of Education, Professor of Education, Indiana University (Emeritus), Bloomington, IN), Kermit Hall
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 608g
ISBN: 9780195325683
ISBN 10: 0195325680
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active