Encyclopedia of American Government (Hardcover, 2nd)

CQ's award-winning classic quick-information guide to the Supreme Court is now in a new revised edition that incorporates significant decisions from the last four Supreme Court terms, through 1997-1998, yielding ongoing assessments of the Court's impact in key areas of American society and life.

This comprehensive, alphabetical encyclopedia of 300+ easy-to-read essays is the perfect first resource for anyone who wants reliable information or background material on the significant decisions of the Supreme Court, the history of the Court, the justices, the powers of the Court, and how the institution has evolved from its origins to the present.

CQ's breadth of knowledge and depth of expertise on the Supreme Court is unparalleled. For more than 40 years, librarians, scholars, and citizens have looked to CQ for the best research and reporting on the workings of all three branches of government. Now, this favorite reference volume is in a new edition and at a lower price.

In this new edition of The Supreme Court A to Z, readers will find everything they need to know about America's least public institution:
-- Biographies of every justice and of many others important to the Court
-- Explanations of broader concepts and powers relating to the Court
-- Discussions of judicial concepts, terms, and constitutional issues such as individual rights
-- Explanations of major cases and their impact on American citizens.

This new revised edition includes all the reference features that made earlier editions so popular: more than 100 illustrations, including photographs and cartoons, plus charts, tables, indexes, appendixes, and cross-references. More important, readable treatmentsof complex topics make this work valuable at all levels of research.

New to this edition are the significant decisions of the Court's last four terms, through 1997-1998 and additional essays highlighting newly prominent issues in the Court such as the Internet and gay rights. Biographies of current justices have been updated to include their full tenure and impact, and detailed information about obtaining Court decisions online is included.