Creative Education (cid:144) Creative Paperbacks Bill McAuliffe THE U S SUPREME COURT BY THE PEOPLE
(cid:3) (cid:3) TABLE OF CONTENTS (cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:144) 4 INTRODUCTION William Marbury thought he had the job locked up President John Adams during his last days in office in 1801 had filed the papers to make Marbury a justice 7 CHAPTER NO_ 1 A SLOW START As the Revolutionary War ended the states were governed by the Articles of Confederation The na tional government under the Arti cles was weak Disputes between states were difficult to resolve 27 CHAPTER NO_ 3 17 CHAPTER NO_ 2 EACH COURT MAKES A MARK When a president nominates someone to fill a spot on the Supreme Court one of the most vivid examples of the balance of power is revealed 37 CHAPTER NO_ 4 THE ROAD TO THE SUPREME COURT Sometimes your chore list seems so unfair you might want to take it to the Supreme Court But you’re probably going to have to find an other way to settle the dispute CONSTRUCTION AHEAD On paper the Supreme Court’s duties seem simple enough It ex amines presidential orders acts of Congress or other legislatures and court decisions to decide whether they’re Constitutional
46 Endnotes 47 Selected Bibliography 47 Websites 48 Index REFERENCE WE THE PEOPLE 9 JOHN MARSHALL 1800s chief justice 10 SAMUEL CHASE Impeached Supreme Court justice 19 BELVA LOCKWOOD First woman to argue before the Supreme Court 20 OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR The Great Dissenter 29 EARL WARREN 1950s and 60s chief justice 30 THURGOOD MARSHALL First black chief justice 39 ROE AND WADE The parties in the 1973 abortion case 40 SONIA SOTOMAYOR First Hispanic Supreme Court justice
