JUDICIAL BRANCH
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Principles and practice of American politics : classic and contemporary readings.
2nd ed. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2004.
A collection of articles that define and demonstrate the major institutions and
processes of American government
Hickok, Eugene W. Justice vs. law : courts and politics in American society. New
York : Free Press ;, c1993
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May it please the court : the most significant oral arguments made before the Supreme
Court since 1955. New York : New Press, c1993.
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The judicial branch of federal government : people, process, and politics. Santa Barbara,
Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2007.
Roles, functions, and powers -- Structure and process -- The people who serve -- The
politics of the courts -- Interactions with the other branches and the states. An
overview of how the judicial branch of the U.S. government is structured and how it
works, which describes its roles and functions, how federal judges are chosen, court
politics, and interactions with other government branches.
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Woodward, Bob. The Brethren : inside the Supreme Court. New York : Simon and Schuster, c1979
DeVillers, David. Marbury v. Madison : powers of the Supreme Court. Springfield, NJ :
Enslow Publishers, c1998.
Discusses the case Marbury v. Madison in which the idea of judicial review became
part of the federal government's system of checks and balances.
Sergis, Diana K. Cipollone v. Liggett Group : suing tobacco companies. Berkeley Heights,
NJ : Enslow, c2001.
Big tobacco -- Building upon earlier cases and laws -- The road to the Supreme Court
-- The arguments for Cipollone -- The arguments for Liggett Group, inc. -- The
decision -- Where we stand today. Provides background information on the tobacco
industry and the history of health warnings about smoking; describes the legal case
"Cipollone v. Liggett Group," in which the family of a woman who died of lung cancer
sued a cigarette company and made it all the way to the Supreme Court; and urges
readers to decide for themselves who was at fault in the case.