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Tables of Contents for Our Supreme Court
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
4
7
Purpose and Powers of the Court
7
8
The Job of the Court
8
1
Interpreting the Law
9
2
Everyone Obeys the Supreme Court
11
1
How Rulings are Changed
11
4
A History of the Court
15
8
A Shaky Start
15
1
Marbury v. Madison
16
3
The Court Grows in Power
19
1
The Dred Scott Case
19
2
The Changing Number of Justices
21
2
How the Court Operates
23
8
Arguing a Case
24
1
Making a Decision
24
4
The Work Calender
28
3
Famous Supreme Court Justices
31
8
Requirements for Justices
31
2
Notable Chief Justices
33
2
Notable Associate Justices
35
4
Famous Rulings of the Court
39
7
School Integration: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
39
1
School Prayer: Engel v. Vitale
40
2
A Suspect's Rights: Miranda v. Arizona
42
1
Book Banning: Board of Education v. Pico
43
1
Flag Burning: Texas v. Johnson
43
2
Other Supreme Court Rulings
45
1
Chronology
46
1
For Further Reading
47
1
Index
48