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Savage, David G., 1950-
2010
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Savage, David G., 1950-
Title
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court / David G. Savage.
Published
Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF8742 .W5672 2010
Edition
Fifth edition.
ISBN
9780872894235 (hardcover, set : alk. paper)
0872894231 (hardcover, set : alk. paper)
9780872894211 (hardcover, volume 1 (alk). paper)
0872894215 (hardcover, volume 1 (alk). paper)
9780872894228 (hardcover, volume 2 (alk). paper)
0872894223 (hardcover, volume 2 (alk). paper)
Description
2 volumes (xv, 1, 359 pages, 97 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)462906635
Summary
From Publisher's website: This brand new edition of Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court reflects the substantial changes in the makeup of the High Court and landmark rulings from recent Court terms. No other reference on the Court offers so much detail and insight in such a readable format. Updated through the 2008-2009 term, this classic resource explains everything readers need to know about the Supreme Court, from its origins and how it functions to the people who have shaped it and the impact of its decisions on American life and the path of U.S. constitutional law. Updates include: The appointments of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, as well as Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor-featuring biographies and background information. A new chapter on the emergence of Second Amendment protections for the Right to Bear Arms. New content on individual rights. New information and detail on how cases currently get to the Court, and how the process has changed over time. Expanded content on selecting justices and the confirmation politics of judicial appointments. Landmark decisions and key cases: District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)-gun rights and the Second Amendment; Boumediene v. Bush (2008)-Guantanamo and habeas corpus; Roper v. Simmons (2005)-on death penalty and juveniles. Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court covers the Court's entire history; its operations; its power in relation to other branches of government; major decisions affecting the other branches, the states, individual rights and liberties; and biographies of the justices. Appendixes provide additional information on the Court such as the Judiciary Acts of 1789 and 1925 and a list of Acts of Congress found by the Court to be unconstitutional. A general name and subject index speeds research, and a case index quickly guides readers to all decisions discussed in the Guide. Key Features: Covers three new Supreme Court justices and the confirmation process. Demonstrates how cases get to the Court. New content on individual rights. New chapter on the Second Amendment.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1345-1356) and indexes.
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Guide to the United States Supreme Court
VOLUME I
Preface
xiii
pt. I
ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURT
1
ch. 1
Origins Of Judicial Power
3
Foundations
4
A Slow Start, 1790-1800
6
Establishment of Power, 1801-1835
9
A Remarkable Term, 1819
14
States' Rights, 1836-1860
17
War and Recovery, 1861-1872
23
Restoring the States, 1873-1888
27
ch. 2
From The Gilded Age To The Great Depression
35
Business at the Court, 1889-1919
36
New Times, Old Court, 1920-1937
42
ch. 3
The New Deal, Civil Rights, And The Conservative Revival
51
The Switch in Time: The New Deal Transition, 1937
51
The Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, 1938-1968
52
The Conservative Revival: From 1969 to the Present
64
pt. II
THE COURT AND THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
85
ch. 4
The Court And The Powers Of Congress
87
Judicial Review and Legislative Power
93
The Commerce Power
106
Fiscal and Monetary Powers
144
The Power over Foreign Affairs
162
The Power to Admit States, Govern Territories, and Grant Citizenship
171
The Power to Amend the Constitution
188
The Power to Investigate
196
The Power over Internal Affairs
205
ch. 5
The Court And The Powers Of The President
231
The Commander in Chief
236
The Architect of Foreign Policy
254
The President as Executive
265
The Power to Veto and to Pardon
277
Privilege and Immunity
286
The President versus the Court
296
ch. 6
The Court's Role in Shaping The Powers Of Government
325
Federal Jurisdiction
328
Federal Jurdicial Power
340
Judicial Restraint
365
ch. 7
The Court And The States
383
Judicial Review and the States
388
The States and the Economy
396
The State and the Individual
428
The State as Sovereign
447
Interstate Relations
474
pt. III
THE COURT AND THE INDIVIDUAL
485
ch. 8
The Court And The Individual
487
In the Beginning: Few Rights and Narrow Protection, 1789-1865
488
The Civil War Amendments
490
Freedom for Ideas
495
Political Rights
497
Equality before the Law
499
Fundamental Fairness
500
ch. 9
Freedom For Ideas: The First Amendment And The Right To Believe, To Speak, To Assemble, To Petition, And To Publish
505
Freedom of Speech
514
Freedom of the Press
553
Freedom of Religion
586
ch. 10
The Rights Of Political Participation
623
Fair Elections and the Right to Vote
625
The Right to an Equal Vote
640
Freedom of Political Association
660
ch. 11
The Second Amendment And The Right To Bear Arms
689
An Individual Right to a Gun
689
Second Amendment Revival: A Loss for the District of Columbia's Handgun Ban
691
ch. 12
Crime And Punishment
695
A Fair Trial by Jury
701
Search and Seizure
716
Self-Incrimination
737
The Aid of Legal Counsel
749
Double Jeopardy
757
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
762
ch. 13
Equal Rights And Equal Protection Of The Laws
779
Racial Equality
785
Equal Protection: The Alien and the Poor
836
Sex Discrimination
846
ch. 14
Liberty And Privacy
863
Origins of Personal Privacy
864
Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Controversy That Never Ends
868
A Limited "Right to Die"
874
Gay Rights
876
Indexes
882
Case Index
1
Subject Index
25
VOLUME II
pt. IV
PRESSURES ON THE COURT
883
ch. 15
Congressional Pressure
885
Pressures on the Justices
889
Pressures on the Institution
901
Reversals of Rulings
911
ch. 16
Presidential Pressure
925
Politics and Appointments
931
ch. 17
The Court, The Media, And Public Opinion
945
Early Years, 1790-1850
946
Middle Years, 1851-1900
952
Twentieth Century, 1901-1950
958
The Modern Era
962
Covering the Court
969
The Court and Public Opinion
972
Rulings and Reactions
974
pt. V
THE COURT AT WORK
979
ch. 18
How The Court Decides: Operations And Traditions
981
The Schedule of the Term
982
Reviewing Cases
986
Arguments
989
Conferences
993
Opinions
994
Traditions
1001
ch. 19
The People Of The Court
1009
The Chief Justice
1009
The Justices
1016
Supporting Personnel
1024
Supreme Court Lawyers
1030
Supporting Organizations
1035
ch. 20
Courtrooms And Costs
1039
Housing the Court
1039
Cost of the Court
1045
pt. VI
MEMBERS OF THE COURT
1049
ch. 21
Members Of The Court
1051
The President Shall Appoint...
1051
Justices' Characteristics
1055
Controversial Justices
1060
ch. 22
Brief Biographies
1063
REFERENCE MATERIALS
1187
APPENDIX A
CHRONOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS AND TEXTS
1187
Declaration of Independence
1189
Articles of Confederation
1191
Constitution of the United States
1195
Judiciary Act of 1789
1204
Circuit Court of Appeals Act of 1891
1213
Judiciary Act of 1925
1217
Rules of the Supreme Court(2010)
1224
APPENDIX B
TABLES, LISTS, AND GRAPHICAL DATA
1243
Natural Courts
1245
Supreme Court Nominations, 1789-2010
1250
Glossary of Legal Terms
1255
Acts of Congress Held Unconstitutional
1258
Chronology of Major Decisions of the Court, 1790-2010
1276
Quotes and Quips from the Supreme Court: Who Said It?
1341
Map of the Federal Court System
1343
Selected Bibliography
1345
Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
1357
Indexes
1360

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