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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782830003321

Titolo

100 Americans making constitutional history : a biographical history / / edited by Melvin I. Urofsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, c2004

Washington, D.C. : , : CQ Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-322-30538-2

1-4522-6725-1

9781452235409

1-60426-314-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 295 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

342.73

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States

Parties to actions - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Topical Contents; Contributors; Preface; Profiles of the Litigants-A; Profiles of the Litigants-B; Profiles of the Litigants-C; Profiles of the Litigants-D; Profiles of the Litigants-E; Profiles of the Litigants-F; Profiles of the Litigants-G; Profiles of the Litigants-H; Profiles of the Litigants-J; Profiles of the Litigants-L; Profiles of the Litigants-M; Profiles of the Litigants-N; Profiles of the Litigants-P; Profiles of the Litigants-Q; Profiles of the Litigants-R; Profiles of the Litigants-S; Profiles of the Litigants-T

Profiles of the Litigants-VProfiles of the Litigants-W; Profiles of the Litigants-Y; Appendixes-Contents; Constitution of the United States; Thumbnail Sketch of the Supreme Court's History; Summaries of Litigants' Cases; The Justices; How to Read a Court Citation; Online Sources of Decisions; Case Index; Subject Index; Photo Credits

Sommario/riassunto

Helps students understand the human side of the Supreme Court's decisions from the early republic to the present. Each biographical profile includes a discussion about the Court decision and how the specific legal issues evolved into great constitutional questions and



drama.