The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions That Shaped America

by John J. Patrick and Kermit L. Hall

Book Overview

With a survey of the thirty Supreme Court 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, The Pursuit of Justice is the perfect companion for those wishing to learn more about American civics and government. The cases range across three centuries of American history, including such landmarks as Marbury v. Madison (1803), which established...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195325680
• ISBN13: 9780195325683
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"