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	Recommended. Lower-/upper-level undergraduates and general readers.
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	U.S. Supreme Court admirably fulfills its goal of providing a source of concise, up-to-date, and authoritative information about this unique part of American government.
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U.S. Supreme Court
A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the history and functioning of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Magill's Choice: The U.S. Supreme Court is an affordable, comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the history and functions of the Supreme Court. There are articles on all the Justices, including those appointed by George W. Bush, articles on key constitutional issues and more than 110 on landmark cases.

Scope & Coverage
The U.S. Supreme Court is well-organized and features clearly written articles. It offers the additional advantage of coming out at a time when the Supreme Court itself is undergoing important changes that need to be explained. Covered here are issues such as the Court responding to the aftermath of 9/11, the complications of the 2000 presidential election, U.S. involvement in Iraq and the replacement of two justices, including the chief justice.

The U.S. Supreme Court contains essays on types of law (such as administrative law, bankruptcy law, and state constitutions), individual pieces of legislation, and clauses and amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Organization & Format
The U.S. Supreme Court is alphabetically arranged. Each essay opens with selected ready-reference top matter that is most relevant to its category (such as birth and death dates for justices, along with details about their terms of service) and a statement of significance. Longer articles have updated bibliographies, and all articles have cross-references to other articles in the set.

Emphasis throughout the set is on clear explanations of subjects, supported by illuminating graphics and illustrations. The 395 essays range in length from 250 to 3,000 words and contain several distinct component parts. All essays open with specially formatted top-matter sections, whose content varies according to essay type. The core of every essay is a clear discussion of its subject, whose relevance to the Supreme Court is constantly stressed. This is followed by from three to ten alphabetically arranged cross-references to related articles.