The psychology of the Supreme Court /

Examining the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making, this book seeks to understand almost all aspects of the Supreme Court's functioning from a psychological perspective. It addresses many factors of influence, including the background of the justices, how they are nominated and appointed...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Judicial process > United States > Psychological aspects.
Conduct of court proceedings > United States > Psychological aspects.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Direction des procédures judiciaires > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Judicial process > Psychological aspects
Political questions and judicial power
Droit > Aspect psychologique.
Processus judiciaire.
Juges > Attitudes.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Supreme Court: The Least Understood Branch
  • The Selective Nature of Supreme Court Justices
  • Steps in the Decision-Making Process
  • Day to Day in the Life of the Court
  • A Psychological Analysis of Decision Formation
  • The Rational-Choice Model in Judicial Decision Making
  • The Bush v. Gore Decision
  • How Individual Justices Affect Decisions
  • The Chief Justice: More Influential than Other Justices?
  • Can the Courts Decisions Be Predicted?
  • Evaluating the Process.

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