What Is the Supreme Court?

Name: What Is the Supreme Court?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Jill Abramson
ISBN: 9780593590645

Author: Jill Abramson, Who HQ

Series: What Was?

Narrator: Nicole Lewis

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/19/2022

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Places, United States, History, Us History, Social Science, Politics & Government

Synopsis

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.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on September 05, 2022

A full picture as the HQ series goes for middle readers on understanding what the Supreme Court does including some crucial decision-making, important people on the courts, it's changes and developments over time, and it's place in American government. I learned a few things!......more

Goodreads review by Amy on October 30, 2023

After listening to a podcast about the Supreme Court a few weeks ago, I was intrigued when I saw a children's book about it recently. I had no idea that there are few requirements to be a justice on the Supreme Court - no age, education, work requirements, or a requirement to be a US citizen. One si......more

Goodreads review by Grace on April 24, 2023

It's not as much like the other What Was? books in the series. It branches off the topic of the Supreme Court and takes a less neutral angle on the matter of certain cases and people. Other than that, it does explain how the Supreme Court works and how it developed into what it was. I just don't lik......more

Goodreads review by Natsu on November 09, 2023

This book is easy to understand the structure and history of the Supreme Counrt for non-native speaker.......more

Goodreads review by Emily on March 14, 2023

A great way to teach my kids on what the Supreme Court is and how it is supposed to work.......more