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Citizens, courts, and confirmations : positivity theory and the judgments of the American people /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 one such fight--over the nomination of Samuel Alito--to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy. Drawing on a nationally representative survey, James Gibson and Gregory Caldeira use. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400830602 1400830605 9786612820953 6612820950 |