Explore the details of The Supreme Court.

A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

This book discusses how a case reaches the Supreme Court, its origins and history, particularly the time of John Marshall, which established the court's right to declare a law unconstitutional, and other noted cases, and describes how it works today.