Citizens, courts, and confirmations : positivity theory and the judgments of the American people /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibson, James L., 1951-
Otros Autores: Caldeira, Gregory A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Alito, Samuel A., > Jr., > 1950-
Alito, Samuel A., > 1950-
United States. > Supreme Court > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Fonctionnaires > Sélection et nomination.
United States. > Supreme Court
USA > Supreme Court
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Judges > Selection and appointment
Public opinion
Öffentliche Meinung
United States
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the public and supreme court nominations
  • Knowing about courts
  • The popular legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court
  • Institutional loyalty, positivity bias, and the Alito nomination
  • A dynamic test of the positivity bias hypothesis
  • Concluding thoughts, theory, and policy.

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