Legal Miscellany
Legal Miscellany
residents and Vice Presidents of the United States">Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
residential Nominations to the Supreme Court">Presidential Nominations to the Supreme Court
ime Chart of the Supreme Court">Time Chart of the Supreme Court
uccession of Supreme Court Justices">Succession of Supreme Court Justices
ttorneys General">U.S. Attorneys General
Congressional Timeline: Nineteenth Century
Congressional Timeline: Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
ritish Regnal Years">British Regnal YearsThis section contains a diverse collection of legal, political, and historical information, most of which is organized in tabular form and in chronological order.
The tables provide readers with precise dates of the reigns of British monarchs and the terms of service of U.S. Supreme Court justices, presidents, vice presidents, and attorneys general. Readers may, for example, consult the succession of Supreme Court justices to determine which justices were on the Court when a major case was decided.
Using a chronological sequence, the congressional timeline links pertinent information about the House of Representatives and the Senate (size, political parties, procedural matters) with major court cases, laws, and investigations. Wars, presidential eras, and developments in science, technology, and communications are included as well.
The following tables are included:
- Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
- Presidential Nominations to the Supreme Court
- Time Chart of the Supreme Court
- Succession of Supreme Court Justices
- U.S. Attorneys General
- Congressional Timeline: Nineteenth Century
- Congressional Timeline: Twentieth Century
- British Regnal Years