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Hear ye, hear ye! Get ready to learn all about the most powerful court in the United States.

Ever since it was established in 1789, the United States Supreme Court has had a major impact on the lives of all Americans. Some of its landmark decisions have helped end segregation, protected a person's privacy, and allowed people to marry whomever they love.

Best-selling author, former executive editor of The New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy.

With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this addition to this New York Times Best-Selling series.

Series Overview: A natural expansion of the exceptional Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries.

About the author

Jill Abramson has had an illustrious career in journalism. She teaches journalism at Harvard, but most importantly, she is the younger sister of Jane O'Connor, who edited this book. She lives in Madison, Connecticut.

Summary

Hear ye, hear ye! Get ready to learn all about the most powerful court in the United States.

Ever since it was established in 1789, the United States Supreme Court has had a major impact on the lives of all Americans. Some of its landmark decisions have helped end segregation, protected a person’s privacy, and allowed people to marry whomever they love. 
 
Best-selling author, former executive editor of The New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy.

With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this addition to this New York Times Best-Selling series.

Product details

• Authors: Jill Abramson, Abramson Jill, Gregory Copeland, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Copeland Gregory (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2022
• EAN: 9780593386781
• ISBN: 978-0-593-38678-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 194 mm x 7 mm
• Series: What Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States