Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations : : Positivity Theory and the Judgments of the American People /

Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations : : Positivity Theory and the Judgments of the American People / / Gregory A. Caldeira, James L. Gibson.

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In recent years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these heated confirmation fights, candidates' legal and political philosophies have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate. Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations examines...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Gibson, James L.,
Caldeira, Gregory A.,
MitwirkendeR:
Caldeira, Gregory A.,
Gibson, James L.,
Spence, Lester Kenyatta,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 7 line illus. 29 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO. Knowing about Courts
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Popular Legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Institutional Loyalty, Positivity Bias, and the Alito Nomination
  • CHAPTER FIVE. A Dynamic Test of the Positivity Bias Hypothesis
  • CHAPTER SIX. Concluding Thoughts, Theory, and Policy
  • APPENDIX A. Survey Design: The 2005 Survey
  • APPENDIX B. The Representativeness of the Panel Sample
  • APPENDIX C. The Supreme Court and the U.S. Presidential Election of 2000: Wounds, Self-Inflicted or Otherwise?
  • References
  • Index

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