Attacking judges : how campaign advertising influences state supreme court elections /

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Nasty, below-the-belt campaigns, mudslinging, and character attacks. These tactics have become part and parcel of today's election politics in America, and judicial elections are no exception. Attacking Judges takes a close look at the effects of televised advertising, including harsh attacks,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall, Melinda Gann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, 2014.
Colección:Stanford series in law and politcs.
Temas:
Judges > United States > Election.
Advertising, Political > Law and legislation > United States.
Courts of last resort > United States > States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > States.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis > États.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Advertising, Political > Law and legislation
Courts of last resort > U.S. states
Judges > Election
Political questions and judicial power > U.S. states
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Nasty, below-the-belt campaigns, mudslinging, and character attacks. These tactics have become part and parcel of today's election politics in America, and judicial elections are no exception. Attacking Judges takes a close look at the effects of televised advertising, including harsh attacks, on state supreme court elections. Author Melinda Gann Hall investigates whether these divisive elections have damaging consequences for representative democracy. To do this, Hall focuses on two key aspects of those elections: the vote shares of justices seeking reelection and the propensity of state elec.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804793094
0804793093

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