Search

Volume 2, Supplement I includes 138 new cases representing some of the significant decisions of the Supreme Court from 1987 to the present.

Explains legal and judicial terms, concepts, and phrases . The dictionary is divided into seven chapters that cover law, judicial environment, and judicial function; judicial organization; judicial personnel; the criminal judicial process; the civil judicial process; the appellate process; and judicial policies and impact. Each definition is followed by a discussion that provides additional background or historical perspective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Considering such issues as drinking and driving, drug screening, contraception, and child abuse, this text introduces students to the civil liberties and personal protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. While the format remains the same, the new edition of this volume presents some 110 new cases. Appendices provide the text of the Constitution and list Supreme Court Justices and the composition of the Supreme Court since 1900. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Examines basic ideas of constitutionalism and U.S. constitutional law through case summaries.

Presents a biography of the Wright brothers, focusing on their systematic research of flight mechanics which proved the key to their success.