U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: 51 Landmark Cases Summarized And Explained In Simple English

This casebook is the outcome of the P.A.T.C.H. Law Program of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District in New York. The casebook provides students and teachers with a summary and explanation of 51 cases that support a better understanding of U.S. history and government. Among the cases reviewed are such landmark decisions as Marbury v. Madison, Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade. For each case, the casebook presents the judicial concepts involved, the facts of the case, the legal issues involved, and the court's opinion. The Appendix includes a Table of Cases, organized by major ideas, such as Civil Rights, Presidential Powers, and States Rights v. Federal Supremacy.

• • Author: Douglas Moskowitz Editor
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Sep 14, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 72 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1537637207
• • ISBN-13: 9781537637204