What is the supreme court? [electronic resource]. Jill Abramson.
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. Listeners will be excited to hear this addition to this New York Times Best-Selling series.
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- ISBN: 9780593590652
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Listening Library, 2022.
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| General Note: | Unabridged. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Nicole Lewis. |
| Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 6 940 Lexile. |
| System Details Note: | Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. |
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| Subject: | Juvenile Nonfiction. Geography. History. Sociology. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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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. Listeners will be excited to hear this addition to this New York Times Best-Selling series.
