The Supreme Court - Softcover

Baum, Lawrence A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544327382 ISBN 13: 9781544327389

Publisher: CQ Press, 2018

Synopsis

Connecting recent events to their effects on the courts, policy, and society, the Thirteenth Edition of The Supreme Court provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court. In successive chapters, the book examines major aspects of the Court, including

• the selection, backgrounds, and departures of justices; 
• the creation of the Court′s agenda; 
• the decision-making process and the factors that shape the Court′s decisions; 
• the substance of the Court′s policies; 
• and the Court′s impact on government and American society. 

Delving deeply into personalities and procedures, author Lawrence Baum provides a balanced explanation of the Court’s actions and the behavior of its justices as he reveals its complexity, reach, and influence. Updated with the most recent data displayed in a lively photo program, the new edition of this bestseller is one of the most engaging books on this subject available. 

About this title

About the Author:

Lawrence Baum is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ohio State University. He did his undergraduate work at San Francisco State College and his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. His teaching and research focus on courts in the United States, with a special interest in the Supreme Court. He is author of Ideology in the Supreme Court (2017), Specializing the Courts (2011), and Judges and Their Audiences (2006) and co-author of Battle Over the Court (2017). He has also published articles on a range of subjects in political science and law journals. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Teaching and Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association and the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and University Distinguished Scholar Award from Ohio State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1544327382
• ISBN 13: 9781544327389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280