The Supreme Court

By Ann E. Weiss

Uses examples from cases to present a history of the Supreme Court and considers the future of the Court.

Prisons

By Ann E. Weiss

Discusses the current prison system and such problems as arbitrary sentencing, overcrowding, and the treatment of juvenile offenders.

Welfare

By Ann E. Weiss

Considers the development of welfare, how it affects those in the system, and recent changes in welfare in the United States.

Lotteries

By Ann E. Weiss

112 p. ; 24 cm

Egipto

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Egipto

By Pascale Estellon

The glass ceiling

By Ann E. Weiss

Considers women in the workforce throughout history and the development of a "glass ceiling" that keeps them from rising to high levels in many corporations.

What's that you said?

By Ann E. Weiss

Briefly introduces the origin of common words.

Who's to know?

By Ann E. Weiss

Does the public have a right to know? Discusses factors that may interfere with that right and limit public knowledge, using examples from current events which dramatize the complex issues of media...

Polls and surveys

By Ann E. Weiss

Examines scientific polling, its history, techniques, and uses, and possible polling methods of the future.