Justices on the ballot : continuity and change in state supreme court elections /

"Justices on the Ballot addresses two central questions in the study of judicial elections: how have state supreme court elections changed since World War II? And, what effects have those changes had on election outcomes, state supreme court decisions, and the public's view of the courts?...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kritzer, Herbert M., 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Judges > United States > States > Elections.
Courts of last resort > United States > States.
LAW > General.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Courts of last resort > U.S. states
Judges > U.S. states > Election
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A tale of two states
  • Judicial elections then and now
  • So what, do judicial elections matter?
  • Contestation and competitiveness in state supreme court elections, 1946-2012
  • Changes in supreme court election campaigns, money, and advertising
  • Patterns of partisanship in contested elections
  • Patterns of partisanship in retention elections
  • Judicial elections in a highly partisan world.

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