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Ketanji Brown Jackson

Supreme Court Justice
2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson graduated from Harvard Law School in 1996. She began to rise through the federal court system. In February 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Jackson to the US Supreme Court. Months later, Jackson was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Black woman to serve in the position. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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William Taft

Contains key facts about the life of William Taft from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his political career and his term as the twenty-seventh president of the United States. Includes a time line, information on the office of the president, and resources for further research.
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The Supreme Court

Compendium
1999
Alphabetical listing of Supreme Court facts and cases.

World Book election 2000

2001
A general resource book about the fundamentals, players, and history of the 2000 Presidential election. Includes views on the election process as well as notable elections outside the United States.

FDR and the Supreme Court fight, 1937

a President tries to reorganize the Federal judiciary
1972
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt battles with the Supreme Court which he considers too conservative to uphold necessary reform legislation.

What are checks and balances?

2013
Readers will be introduced to the three branches of the United States government and learn how they work together. Accessible text explains the power?and the limits on that power?held by the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government.
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