9781629723402-1629723401-Supreme Power: 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America

Supreme Power: 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America

ISBN-13: 9781629723402
ISBN-10: 1629723401
Author: Ted Stewart
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Format: Hardcover 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781629723402
ISBN-10: 1629723401
Author: Ted Stewart
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Format: Hardcover 256 pages

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Supreme Power: 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America (ISBN-13: 9781629723402 and ISBN-10: 1629723401), written by authors Ted Stewart, was published by Shadow Mountain in 2017. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (General, Constitutional Law, Judicial System, Legal Theory & Systems, Courts, Rules & Procedures, Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Supreme Power: 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.41.

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Bestselling author Ted Stewart explains how the Supreme Court and its nine appointed members now stand at a crucial point in their power to hand down momentous and far-ranging decisions. Today's Court affects every major area of American life, from health care to civil rights, from abortion to marriage.

This fascinating book reveals the complex history of the Court as told through seven pivotal decisions. These cases originally seemed narrow in scope, but they vastly expanded the interpretation of law. Such is the power of judicial review to make sweeping, often unforeseen, changes in American society by revising the meaning of our Constitution. Each chapter presents an easy-to-read brief on the case and explains what the decisions mean and how the Court ruling, often a 5-4 split, had long-term impact. For example, in Lochner v. New York, a widely accepted turn-of-the-twentieth--century New York State law limited excessive overtime for bakery workers. That law was overturned by the Court based on the due process clause of the Constitution. The very same precedents, Stewart points out, were used by the Court seventy years later and expanded to a new right to privacy in Roe v. Wade, making abortion legal in the nation. Filled with insight, commentary, and compelling stories of ordinary citizens coming to the judiciary for remedy for the problems of their day, Supreme Power illustrates the magnitude of the Court s power to interpret the Constitution and decide the law of the land.
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