Quarrels that have shaped the Constitution
By: edited by John A. Garraty
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1964
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: United States -- Constitutional law -- Cases
Description: Sixteen historians analyze Supreme Court decisions. "The cases covered here, ranging from the time of Chief Justice John Marshall to Chief Justice Earl Warren, dramatize how the Supreme Court, in casual and unplanned fashion, has increased its power until today its influence affects every aspect of American life. Civil rights cases, from Dred Scott through the school desegregatin case, are highlighted."
Notes: 6