The Pursuit of Justice
Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America
ISBN13: 9780195311891ISBN10: 0195311892
Hardback,
256 pages
Also available:
Nov 2006,
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$49.00 (04)Description
This book analyzes the thirty 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. Each chapter includes a narrative account, focusing on leading personalities involved in the case(s), and one or more primary source documents relevant to the case. An appendix summarizes an additional 100 cases that are significant to American history and included in state history and civics standards.Product Details
256 pages; 58 halftones, 37 color illus.; 8-1/2 x 11; ISBN13: 978-0-19-531189-1ISBN10: 0-19-531189-2About the Author(s)
Kermit L. Hall, President, University at Albany , and John J. Patrick, Professor of Education, Indiana University (Emeritus)
