Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court / Elder Witt

The guide examines the history of the court and the relationship of its decisions to the other two branches of government and to the individual. Part I : Origins and Development of the Court, introduces the reader to the Cort's history, from the Constitucional Convention through the opening of the october 1989 term. Part II : The court and the federal system, analyzes the impact the Court has had upon the development of the U.S. system of government the powers and prerogatives of Congress, the president, the federal courts, and the states. Part III. The Court and the Indevidual, focuses upon the other major area of American life influenced by the Court the rights and freedoms of the individual. Part IV. Pressures on the Court, examines some of the external factors that influence the Court¨s work. Part V. The Court at work, explains how the Court operates today and how its procedures have evolved through the years. Part VI Members of the Court, provides biographical material about the justices in general and each one in particular. Part VII, Major decisions of the court, summarizes more than four hundred of the court¨s summarizes more than four hundred of the court most importtant decisiones.