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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibson, James L., 1951-
Other Authors: Caldeira, Gregory A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Alito, Samuel A., > Jr., > 1950-
Alito, Samuel A., > 1950-
USA > Supreme Court
United States. > Supreme Court
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Fonctionnaires > Selection et nomination.
United States. > Supreme Court > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment.
Öffentliche Meinung
Public opinion
Judges > Selection and appointment
LAW > Government > Federal.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Public opinion > United States.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
United States
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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